[RP TownTalk] Lawns

[Alan K. Thompson]

Hi Lisa,

I passed your question on to Code Enforcement Manager Colleen Ferguson.  She
replied:

Code Enforcement makes every reasonable effort to notify a property owner,
> by certified mail, of the code violation prior to contracting public works
> to bring the property into compliance.  The Code Enforcement Division not
> only checks the State Property Records, but also a few of the Prince
> George’s County Land Record sites.  Also posting the property has worked
> great in obtaining bank contact information. I know some residents are not
> fond of this method; however, it works- when the bank sends a
> cleaning/inspecting team to the property the team usually reports the
> posting to the bank and they call us!
>

 I hope this answers your question.

Alan Thompson
Ward 2 Town Council Representative

On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 10:57 AM, <lisagrob at verizon.net> wrote:

> How does a bank if bank-owned or absentee landlord find out about the
> citations? I realize owners should know about the rules regarding lawn care
> but especially for bank-owned properties they might not be visiting
> properties to see if they have any warning stickers.
>
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