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Notices and Follow-Up Action
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Placard promptly vacsnt subotandard units and atructurei
considered unf it· f or occupancy and causo utility 6ervices
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Promptly report to tho nettar llouoing Comm1sGion and to · the
Atlanta _Hou&ing Authority Relocation Housing Office (for
relocation of familicg) those occupied units snd ntructure~
considered unfit for occupnncy.
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It is anticipated that each Sector Inspector and General
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an equal number per month outside of rehabilitation areas in
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Effort should be made 'Where feasible
to keep each Inapector•s workload of uncompleted active notices
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All Sector and General Inspectors combined
should comply a t least 4000 units per year.
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Conservation Areas (See Housing Map):
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Inspector will encourage maintenance and conservation verbally
where early signs of blight appear but no valid code violation
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Housing Code inspection to be made primarily on a complaint
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Accent to be conservation ~ather than waiting until rehabilitation
is necessary; Inspector will give more attention to details to
discover any significant changes conducive to blight in these
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Inspector will encourage maintenance and conservation verbally
whare early signs of blight appear but where no valid code
violation exists.
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These areas will be closely examined for consideration as
possible federally assisted coda enforcement projects under the
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Rehabilitation Areas (See Housing Map)
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These areas hava been cesignated according to priority of need
and placed on a achedule.(See V.i,ap)
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These areas will be intensively covered house by house by
inspectors of an intensive program team (2 • 4 man).
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Conduct of Compliance Program
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All Housing units in rehabilitation areas will be inspected
and necess~ry compliance notices issued or statement issued
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It is anticipated that three large areas (approximately
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assigned · to Sector Inspector for resolution.
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It is anticipated that each Team Inspector will make a
minimum of 7 new inspections o~ 7 first follow•up inspections
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These areas will be closely examined for . consideration as pos sible
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ederally as s isJed code enforcement projects under the 1964
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Clearance • Code Enforcement'-Areaa (See Housing Map)'
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Should the owner elect to rehabilitate a structure he will
be parmitted to do so pr9vided he complies in full with all
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G. · Community Facility Locatio~. including Public Housing (See Community
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