ext_382917 ([identity profile] ratushebarl.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] davis_square2010-06-29 10:10 am

Citations

I just went down to City Hall to try and get a cert of good standing for a contractor, and discovered $1050 in trash citations -- issued June 16, 18, 21, 23, 25, this is the first I've heard of any of them -- plus a $25 ticket for "overgrowth".

I gather the thing is to appeal trash cites in person? I'd pay one or two out of general civicness, but this seems extreme. I'm unhappy with this much escalation with no notification and no chance to remediate. Plus I think the whole thing is bogus -- I've been tagged before and we're careful about the trash.

On the plus side, the City Clerk employee was very helpful and saw to it that I got my certificate stamped anyway.

In other news, what's the deal with overgrowth? I don't have plants overhanging the sidewalk, or as far as I can tell doing anything else obnoxious. My tiny lawn is weedy, but is this a crime?

[identity profile] tom-champion.livejournal.com 2010-06-29 02:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Inspectors usually keep a photographic log, especially when they issue multiple citations. Before you appeal, ask ISD if they have pictures.

Also, these kinds of tickets often get written because someone in the neighborhood complained. Do you have a cranky neighbor with an axe to grind?