Mayor Barlow Calls on Landlords to Take Responsibility

by Contributor | May 4, 2016 10:49 am

OSWEGO, NY – Mayor Billy Barlow called on Oswego city landlords today (May 4) to plan and be responsible in the coming weeks as the college spring semester comes to a close and students begin to move out and tenants start their spring cleaning.

“With students moving out all at once and everybody beginning their spring cleaning, our city landlords need to step up and care about our neighborhoods. I am asking property owners and managers to make plans ahead of time and tend to the stockpiling and garbage that is placed in the front lawns quickly,” said Mayor Barlow. “I have authorized the Office of Code Enforcement and the Oswego City Police Department to immediately take necessary enforcement action as needed to gain compliance should landlords fail to to make adequate plans and fail to comply with our expectations.”

Earlier this year, the new administration removed the duties of code enforcement from the city fire department and created a separate Code Enforcement Office directed by Susan Deary.

Deary said the department has sent out letters ahead of time to warn property owners of increased enforcement during the end of semester transition and will take the necessary action to hold landlords accountable and maintain integrity within the neighborhoods.

“Mayor Barlow and the new administration are taking code enforcement and compliance very seriously, and we are making progress. We would like to encourage landlords to initiate their own clean-up process without being prompted to do so. That being said, we will be enforcing and tracking the consistently problematic properties throughout the spring and summer,” Deary said.

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