Resources for dealing with problem properties in your neighbourhood [Video]

The City of Ottawa has a launched a new webpage to give residents advice on how to recognize and report problematic properties in their neighbourhoods.

The page on Ottawa.ca does not contain a listing of all problem properties in the city, but rather explains what they are and what they are not.

“A problem property is a specific occupied or unoccupied address which is the location of ongoing nuisances and disturbances to neighbours and has a history of complaints related to crime and disorder, which affect ongoing community wellbeing,” the City says. “These properties often pose health, safety or fire risks and concerns to the surrounding community.”

They are not simply homes that are considered ugly or that have some occasional issues. The properties the City is focused on are ones that are frequently causing actual safety, health or …

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