7 City of Columbus Code Enforcement

CITY OF COLUMBUSCODE ENFORCEMENT
City of Columbus
Michael B. Coleman, Mayor
Department of Development
Boyce Safford III, Director
Code Enforcement Division
Dana Rose, Administrator

Title 7 – Health Sanitation and Safety Code
Owner Responsibility
The owner or person having charge is responsible for elimination of any rodents, insects, vermin, or other pests in a dwelling containing two(2) or more dwelling units and on the premises thereof. The owner or person having charge is also responsible whenever improper rodent-proofing of the premises causes the infestation.

Title 45 - Housing Code Pest Elimination
Occupant Responsibility
The occupant is responsible for elimination of any insects,rats, or other pests within that part of the premises occupied and controlled by him in a single family dwelling.

Code Enforcement Process
Bed Bug Complaint is reported by tenant(s) to 311 Service Center
311 Service Request is assigned to appropriate Code Enforcement Area
Code Enforcement contacts tenants to perform an inspection
Single family dwelling = violation issued to occupant
Multi-family dwelling (2 or more) = notice issued to property owners
Property owner is given 30 days to comply
Code Enforcement performs a follow-up inspection
If not complied, Code Enforcement continues to monitor progress, as the issue can be ongoing

Code Enforcement Statistics

Summary
Multi-unit dwelling - can be difficult to maintain compliance
Difficult to get occupants to understand their responsibility
Public awareness in some neighborhoods still needed

7 City of Columbus Code Enforcement

by Central Ohio Bed Bug Task Force on Sep 14, 2011

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