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MAYORAL FELLOW: HOUSING PROSECUTION
CITY OF PROVIDENCE
SUMMER 2015
Who is Oluwadamilola
Animashaun?
Housing
Prosecutor? What has Oluwadamilola
Animashaun been up to this
summer ?
Connecting the dots
• Born and reared in
Providence Rhode
Island
• University of Rhode
Island (URI) B. A.
Political Science/
Africana Studies
• Planning to pursue a
J.D./ PHD
Sergio Spaziano
• Born in Providence
• Attended Providence
College (Undergrad) /
Pace University (Law
School)
• Worked for United
Health group and
while there had
engaged in several
illegal issues
• Previous experience
with construction
litigation and real-
estate
• Naturally transitioned
to Assistant City
Solicitor position after
job opened up.
• Eager to tightening
the Inspection and
Standards Process
• Has been working for
about 4 years as a
Housing Prosecutor
• Learning about the different
types of law practice's and
why they choose to work for
the city.
• Attended meetings with
defendants
• Working in conjunction with
the employees of
Department of Inspection of
Standards
• Attended housing court
• Filing and compiling active
court cases
• Used excel to record,
violations, fines , and
simultaneously calculating
and assessing penalty on
houses
Inspection and
Standards
Great Fire of London
of 1666
• Filing and assessing
fines
• Addressing Fines and
construction orders
• When the renters don’t
comply with the fines
placed on them by the
Department of
Inspection and
Standards (DIS), it is
sent to prosecutor,
prosecutors wants the
judge to order them, to
comply
• The Prosecutor is
allowed to request an
injunction forcing the
owners to correct the
fines, if it is not
complied with the
owners could be held in
contempt and risk
imprisonment
• Building a foundation to
create a more efficacious
database
• Department of Inspection
and Standards (DIS),
oversees structures with
regards to enforcement
and public safety permits
encompassing plan
reviews, plumbing,
electrical, mechanical,
and housing.
• London has had several
conflagrations
throughout their history
• Houses made of wood
and timber and in close
proximity to one another
• The bakers house ignited
first and the fire reached
over 70,000 houses in
London
• In the aftermath, there
was major renovation
throughout London,
houses being built with
brick and also wider
streets
Housing (Code)
Prosecution?
• Ultimate Enforcement of
the Department of
Inspection and Standards
(DIS)
• Maintain quality of
houses and structural
integrity
• Clean safe housing and
ensures owners
responsibility in
managing buildings.
• Without Housing
Prosecution, there would
be a lack of foundational
infrastructure in terms of
houses and structures,
the city will be rife with
vacancies and
uninhabitable homes ..
Eliminating Vacant
Proprieties
• Be honest, work
strategically, Respond
decisively
• Aggressive steps
towards negligent
property owners and
transferring of
property
• Increase reports and
repairs on vacant
proprieties with
violations
• Aggressive towards
banks as responsible
partners and collect

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Dami Mayoral Presentation

  • 1. MAYORAL FELLOW: HOUSING PROSECUTION CITY OF PROVIDENCE SUMMER 2015 Who is Oluwadamilola Animashaun? Housing Prosecutor? What has Oluwadamilola Animashaun been up to this summer ? Connecting the dots • Born and reared in Providence Rhode Island • University of Rhode Island (URI) B. A. Political Science/ Africana Studies • Planning to pursue a J.D./ PHD Sergio Spaziano • Born in Providence • Attended Providence College (Undergrad) / Pace University (Law School) • Worked for United Health group and while there had engaged in several illegal issues • Previous experience with construction litigation and real- estate • Naturally transitioned to Assistant City Solicitor position after job opened up. • Eager to tightening the Inspection and Standards Process • Has been working for about 4 years as a Housing Prosecutor • Learning about the different types of law practice's and why they choose to work for the city. • Attended meetings with defendants • Working in conjunction with the employees of Department of Inspection of Standards • Attended housing court • Filing and compiling active court cases • Used excel to record, violations, fines , and simultaneously calculating and assessing penalty on houses Inspection and Standards Great Fire of London of 1666 • Filing and assessing fines • Addressing Fines and construction orders • When the renters don’t comply with the fines placed on them by the Department of Inspection and Standards (DIS), it is sent to prosecutor, prosecutors wants the judge to order them, to comply • The Prosecutor is allowed to request an injunction forcing the owners to correct the fines, if it is not complied with the owners could be held in contempt and risk imprisonment • Building a foundation to create a more efficacious database • Department of Inspection and Standards (DIS), oversees structures with regards to enforcement and public safety permits encompassing plan reviews, plumbing, electrical, mechanical, and housing. • London has had several conflagrations throughout their history • Houses made of wood and timber and in close proximity to one another • The bakers house ignited first and the fire reached over 70,000 houses in London • In the aftermath, there was major renovation throughout London, houses being built with brick and also wider streets Housing (Code) Prosecution? • Ultimate Enforcement of the Department of Inspection and Standards (DIS) • Maintain quality of houses and structural integrity • Clean safe housing and ensures owners responsibility in managing buildings. • Without Housing Prosecution, there would be a lack of foundational infrastructure in terms of houses and structures, the city will be rife with vacancies and uninhabitable homes .. Eliminating Vacant Proprieties • Be honest, work strategically, Respond decisively • Aggressive steps towards negligent property owners and transferring of property • Increase reports and repairs on vacant proprieties with violations • Aggressive towards banks as responsible partners and collect