Issue 5778770 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue.

Issue 5778733 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue.

Any updates on this?

BO7, please update the status of this issue. Thank you.

The property is in the blight process . A certified warning letter has gone out on 4/30 19. The receipt has just been returned to us by the post office undeliverable on 06/03/19 .We are still trying to contact the owner of the property. Due process must be followed. Once the owner is made aware we will give them 15 days to remediate before we begin fining the owner and we will bring them in for a hearing.

What is the recourse should it not be possible to reach the owner? Is there a time-frame after which the city can just take action?

If an owner is unable to be contacted or refuses to cooperate, an emergency order could be issued by the Director of Health and the owner will be liened for the cost of clean-up as well as fines they accrue during the blight process.

Thank you for that information. I think it's helpful for those people dealing with blight in their neighborhood(s) to know that actions can be taken on the part of the city if repeated attempts to contact the owner are unsuccessful.

Thanks KFW and Blight Official 7 for the active discussion here. I'm definitely more informed as a result.

And isn't information the name of the game here?! :-)

There is no guarantee for getting information. This was submitted 2 months ago and no update provided until someone asked.

Oh, I agree that it's far too easy for issues to sit "fallow" as it were but I certainly like to acknowledge when an issue has been addressed. Positive reinforcement :-)

This property is still going through the blight process. An Emergency Order was issued for a clean-up and the City will lien the owner/ property for the cost of the clean-up.

Thank you so much, BO7. It's really all about keeping us informed on the actions being taken. (Oh, and taking action to report!! ;-) )

Thank you for reporting your issue to the City of Bridgeport. The property owner has been fined and a lien has been placed on the property. The property was clean-up by the City and owner was liened the cost of the clean-up. Because this issue has reached the final stage of the anti-blight process, this issue is now closed.

Thank you again for your action and persistence in tackling this issue.

Thank you. Now kindly remediate the blight at the city owned abandoned school next door to this property.