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Ordinance Violations
The Code Enforcement Section advises the city/parish departments, Metropolitan Council, and the Office of the Mayor-President, on city/parish-wide code enforcement issues. The Section advises on issues related to:
- Blight
- Building code violations
- Condemnations
- Enforcement of other cities/parish ordinances
- Zoning violations
Attorneys in the section enforce the Code of Ordinances, the Unified Development Code, and the International Building code through legal actions brought in Blight Court and/or the 19th Judicial District Court.
Advisement
The Section also advises the following agencies on legal matters relating to their functions:
- Board of Adjustment
- Board of Appeals
- How do I report a code or zoning violation?
- I recently received a letter regarding a blight violation. Who do I contact?
- Where is blight court held?
- What is the condemnation process?
- How tall can weeds or grass grow before the City/Parish will intervene?
- If a property has a blight judgment or condemnation order against it, does that mean the City/Parish owns the property?
- My neighbors’ tree is overhanging onto my property, what can be done?
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