Inside the code-enforcement backlog on the Westside
Complaints filed years ago are still open. We traced where they stall.
The Short Version
- What changed
- Code-enforcement complaints on the Westside, some filed years ago, are still open.
- Who it hits
- Westside residents who filed those complaints and live with the conditions behind them.
- What happens next
- Any response from the city will be added to this story and dated.
- What you can do
- Read the complaint records in the Paper Trail panel and check the status of your own complaint.
Complaints filed years ago are still open. We traced where they stall.
This investigation is built on 27 documents, listed in the Paper Trail panel below. Lampline matched the records against each other and reports only what the documents support.
Paper Trail 27 documents
- Code-enforcement complaint records
Part of the 27 documents on file for this story. Every document Lampline relies on is linked here in the published story. If a record cannot be published, the story says what it is and why.
What happens next
Any response from the city will be added to this story and dated.
What you can do
Read the complaint records in the Paper Trail panel and check the status of your own complaint.
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