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Attachment A 34 primarily the installation of smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors in every unit. G&G 35 Management has informed staff that smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors have been 36 installed in every unit as of November 15. Staff is in the process of verifying whether these items 37 have been installed in all of the units. 38 As a result of the November 4 letter from the City outlining the code violations, G&G Management 39 submitted a plan and timeline for correcting all violations at Marion Street/The Brittanys 40 Apartments, with said timeline extending to April 15, 2020. 41 On November 12, the City held a meeting with the tenants of theMarion Street/The Brittanys 42 Apartments and heard personal accounts from tenants that revealedadditional code violations. 43 As a result of these findings, including the owner’s own admission it will take five months to bring 44 the property into compliance, staff is recommending revocation of the rental license according to the 45 terms of CityCode Chapter 908.07. This revocation will not displace tenants, but will prohibit 46 ownership/management from renting any vacant or newly vacant units. Staff finds the revocation is 47 necessary to create a more manageable compliance period while also not negatively impacting 48 additional tenants. Staff has prepared a resolution (AttachmentC) revoking the multi-family rental 49 license for G&G Management for the Marion Street/The Brittanys Apartments for a period of up to a 50 year based on the based on the following Findingsof Fact: 51 52 1)The large amount of complaints from tenants of the Marion Street/The Brittanys Apartments 53 regarding unsanitary and unsafe conditions, which were not proactively addressed by G&G 54 Management LLC despite requests from the tenants. 55 2)The breadth and perniciousness of the code violations found in every building and unit of 56 Marion Street/The Brittanys Apartments that was inspected. 57 3)The complete infestation of bedbugs, cockroaches, and other vermin in the Marion Street/The 58 Brittanys Apartments buildings and units. 59 4)Given the scope of the corrections needed at the Marion Street/The Brittanys Apartments, no 60 other tenants should be added to the units so that proper and practical focus can be put 61 towards correcting the unsanitary and unsafe conditions for the existing tenants. 62 5)The lack of effective property management and the lack of any financial investment over the 63 years into the Marion Street/The Brittanys Apartments by G&G Management LLC has led to 64 the current code violations. 65 In addition, the resolution contains conditions to the revocation that include: 66 67 A.G&G Management LLC shall cooperate with the City to provide access to the property, 68 buildings, and all units of the Marion Street/The Brittanys Apartments. In addition, G&G 69 Management LLC shall meet with the City onsite within 30 days of passage of this resolution 70 in order to address any lack of understanding on the part of G&G Management LLC of specific 71 code compliance deficiencies. 72 B.G&G Management LLC shall provide regular updates as determined by the City regarding the 73 progress in correcting the identified code violations. 74 C.G & G Management LLC shall obtain all necessary permits related to alterations to building 75 systems or rehabilitation of the buildings as needed and determined necessary by the City’s 76 Building Official acting in his capacity to ensure compliance with the Building Code and 77 workmanship requirements of City Code Section 906.03 (B) (5). 78 D.G&G Management LLC shall take no retaliatory actions against tenants for reporting in the 79 past or in the future conditions of the Marion Street/The Brittanys Apartments to the City. Page 2of 3