Residential Property Maintenance

Mayor's Office Ombudsman (Registered User)

Mayor's Office Ombudsman assigned this issue to Building & Safety

12/18/2019 · Flag Flagged

Acknowledged City of Lincoln - UPLNK (Verified Official)

Thank you for bringing this to our attention. A case has been opened (#CT191185) and assigned to one of our inspectors.

12/18/2019 · Flag Flagged

Building & Safety - Secondary (Registered User)

THIS complaint is filed for the address 1318 South 16th Street. Please advise if this is wrong.

12/18/2019 · Flag Flagged

An anonymous SeeClickFix user (Registered User)

Corner Lot 1601 B Street

12/18/2019 · Flag Flagged

Building & Safety - Secondary (Registered User)

CT191185 address has been changed to 1601 B STREET.

12/18/2019 · Flag Flagged

DisplaYName (Registered User)

Are you going to give this property owner until September 2020 to get everything fixed? I mean the weather is bad, and you gave Lee Tripp at 4130 Baldwin Avenue from January 6th to middle of September of the same year to fix a fire egress because he wanted to wait until the weather got better. And the Mayor Ombudsman says you treat everyone the same. So prove it. Or not.

12/18/2019 · Flag Flagged

Building & Safety - Secondary (Registered User)

I will forward your comment to the Chief Housing Inspector Sean Stewart. If you would like to contact him directly you are welcome to do so at 402.441.6525 or at sstewart@lincoln.ne.gov.

12/18/2019 · Flag Flagged

DisplaYName (Registered User)

Sean Stewart is the one who let Lee Tripp wait over 9 months to install a proper fire egress. And after putting in the new door, the door was still wrong two more times and didn't pass inspection until the third time as per AccellA Citizen public records. The Mayor Ombudsman has said just a few weeks ago on this site that the city has a uniform process and treats everyone the same. If complaining to Sean Stewart did anything than there woudln't be a need for this very website Seeclickfix. Also I'm afraid of retaliation since the city seems more concerned with who is posting than the issues brought up to them. So, the owner of this proper WILL have until September 2020 to fix things when the weather gets better? Or is that reserved for rich white male landlords?

12/18/2019 · Flag Flagged

An anonymous SeeClickFix user (Registered User)

Great News the weather is going to be great all weekend and into next week. Nearing 60 on Monday. Perfect weather so no need to wait.

12/19/2019 · Flag Flagged

Mayor's Office Ombudsman (Registered User)

Mayor's Office Ombudsman assigned this issue to LPD - PRT

12/19/2019 · Flag Flagged

Mayor's Office Ombudsman (Registered User)

I have gone out to this address and conducted a site inspection. This has been mis-categorized. There are multiple issues in the City Right of Way like the firewood stacked on the ground against a street tree, junk and debris including tarps and sand bags. There are also issues with junk in the side yard of this corner lot that will need to be reviewed by several departments.
I have assigned this to the City's Problem Resolution Team to have a look so all the departments can assess the situation and contact the owner to get things that are violations of the municipal code brought into compliance. In cases like this one, that can take some time to accomplish in order to preserve the property rights of the owners and still maintain health and safety for the general public.

12/19/2019 · Flag Flagged

Display Name Blocked (1804468) (Registered User)

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12/19/2019 · Flag Flagged

Display Name Blocked (1804468) (Registered User)

Neighbors will appreciate it when this is cleaned up. It looks really terrible and can harbor rodents and I don't like living by it either.

12/19/2019 · Flag Flagged

LPD - PRT (Verified Official)

Thanks for reporting to the City of Lincoln. We will work to resolve this issue.

12/19/2019 · Flag Flagged

DisplaYName (Registered User)

ahsnap it was perfect weather between January and September but Lee Tripp still didn't have to do anything besides get reinspected when he put up a plastic sheet for 10 days in place of any door whatsoever. And the Mayor says everyone gets treated the same, so either that is true or our mayor lies.

12/19/2019 · Flag Flagged

DisplaYName (Registered User)

JJ every neighbor should not have to deal with these issues, but look how fast this property was referred to Problem Resolution Team, whereas Lee Tripp at 4130 Baldwin Avenue has had multiple violations on that property and on other properties he owns and Tripp is NOT ever referred to PRT. The mayor's team is proving right there that not everyone is treated the same. The Mayor went out and looked PERSONALLY? Why then did it take almost 10 ten days to look at Lee Tripp's couch in his yard? THAT IS NOT EQUAL OR THE SAME

12/19/2019 · Flag Flagged

Mayor's Office Ombudsman (Registered User)

The Mayor did not go out. The Ombudsman went out. These problems are not the same nature as those for the apartment building you have described. It will take time to get these problems resolved as well.

12/19/2019 · Flag Flagged

DisplaYName (Registered User)

Tires on the right of way are junk and debris in the right of way. Discarded couch on the right way of is junk and debris in the right of way. You're right: junk and debris is not the same as a non-functional fire egress. One is an eyesore and the other can cause deaths. So stop with the "ombudsman went out"; they didn't go to Lee Tripp. Difference? The owner at B St is a young male who isn't a rich landlord; Lee Tripp gets rent checks every month and is white male landlord who gets DIFFERENT treatment.

12/19/2019 · Flag Flagged

An anonymous SeeClickFix user (Registered User)

Happy New Year!! Any updates on this issue. Unfortunately the amount of junk in the yard has grown it appears. Also the side by drive has gotten worse.

01/01/2020 · Flag Flagged

DisplaYName (Registered User)

Give him a break, the weather has to get better.

01/01/2020 · Flag Flagged

LincolnResident (Registered User)

The weather has been more than satisfactory to clean up this yard.

01/02/2020 · Flag Flagged

Mayor's Office Ombudsman (Registered User)

Please remember that everyone gets their day in court. When violations are found, whether in criminal, administrative, or civil law, the City applies the laws the same for everyone as violations are prosecuted before the courts, which can take a fair amount of time when people exercise their rights. We abide by what the courts decide on these cases because everyone is entitled to due process under the US Constitution.

Wikipedia describes due process as "the legal requirement that the state must respect all legal rights that are owed to a person. Due process balances the power of law of the land and protects the individual person from it. When a government harms a person without following the exact course of the law, this constitutes a due process violation, which offends the rule of law."

For more information, also see https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/due_process where it states, "The Constitution states only one command twice. The Fifth Amendment says to the federal government that no one shall be "deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law." The Fourteenth Amendment, ratified in 1868, uses the same eleven words, called the Due Process Clause, to describe a legal obligation of all states. These words have as their central promise an assurance that all levels of American government must operate within the law ("legality") and provide fair procedures."

I hope this helps clarify why some of these issues take a long time to address. It is not that the City isn't doing anything, but that matters are being adjudicated. When there are already cases pending against a certain property or person, we can amend charges to include additional matters, but we cannot change how long it takes the courts to decide an issue.

01/02/2020 · Flag Flagged

An anonymous SeeClickFix user (Registered User)

Thanks for the explanation. Happy New Year!

01/02/2020 · Flag Flagged

DisplaYName (Registered User)

Dear Mayor Ombudsman your Ombudsman went to look at this property in a couple of days for junk and debris. It took over 10 days to look at the junk and debris at 4130 Baldwin, so you are a liar about treating everyone the same.

01/03/2020 · Flag Flagged

DisplaYName (Registered User)

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01/03/2020 · Flag Flagged

DisplaYName (Registered User)

When a gov't official resorts to quoting Wikipedia, the gov't is broken; the same

01/03/2020 · Flag Flagged

DisplaYName (Registered User)

ombudsman type poster said the city attorney interprets the codes and law; not its Wikipedia.

01/03/2020 · Flag Flagged

An anonymous SeeClickFix user (Registered User)

Update regarding this property. In the picture where you see the wood and tires which is basically between the sidewalk and street I don't believe it is acceptable but last night 1-14-2020 they set up lawn chairs and started a fire using the firewood. I assume this was the plan for this area but an open fire or even in a firepit next to the street does not seem to be proper. Not to mention the trash left when they finished that needs to be picked up. The whole property seems to be getting worse not better.

01/15/2020 · Flag Flagged

Building & Safety - Secondary (Registered User)

Any open fire is against ordinance and should be called into the Lincoln Police non-emergency number 402.441.6000 when observed. One does not need to leave their name when reporting any incident. LPD will respond immediately to this call. Unfortunately, after the fact without documentation of parties involved one cannot document who is specifically responsible. This information will be added to the original complaint by Building & Safety.

01/15/2020 · Flag Flagged

An anonymous SeeClickFix user (Registered User)

Thanks it appears they do it regularly. Since this is right off 16th a high traffic road I would think the police would have driven by and saw this but is that only if there is a complaint. It is obvious this is the intention of all the firewood stacked where it is. Unless the resident fessed up I guess your right the only thing they will see is the trash and ashes from the fire.

01/15/2020 · Flag Flagged

LPD - PRT (Verified Official)

Citizens are encouraged to call the non-emergency number 402-441-6000 so that L.P.D. and L.F.R. can both respond to this type of call, particularly when it might be a public safety issue.

01/16/2020 · Flag Flagged

Display Name Blocked (1804468) (Registered User)

Good Day! They have now installed a homemade fire pit between the sidewalk and street. This issue is getting worse and worse and will require landscaping to fix everything they have done and are doing.

01/20/2020 · Flag Flagged

dlm (Registered User)

The resident at 3521 North 68 has a very hazardous sidewalk. The sidewalk has not been cleaned of ice and snow as of 1/20/2020. The yard has not been cleaned up this season.

01/20/2020 · Flag Flagged

LPD - PRT (Verified Official)

We appreciate you contacting the City of Lincoln reference this sidewalk; however, since it is a different address, a new complaint needs to be started. SeeClickFix ##7243322.

01/21/2020 · Flag Flagged

LPD - PRT (Verified Official)

The P.R.T. met last week and it was determined this did not rise to the level of a P.R.T. due to only one department being involved. The junk has been cleaned up. Building & Safety has sent a notice for exterior paint. There are no LPD or Health issues. This address will be turned over to Building & Safety for follow-up.

02/06/2020 · Flag Flagged

LPD - PRT (Verified Official)

LPD - PRT assigned this issue to Building & Safety

02/06/2020 · Flag Flagged

An anonymous SeeClickFix user (Registered User)

Any updates or timelines of when they will have this cleaned up? While they did some work they have only scratched the surface of what all needs to be done to get this property in order it is a huge eyesore on a main street corner lot and looks horrible. Looks like all they did was move some tires around but did not dispose of them.

02/24/2020 · Flag Flagged

Building & Safety - Secondary (Registered User)

The assigned inspector is Mickey Tuttle. She can be reached at mtuttle@lincoln.ne.gov or at 402.441.6430. There has been a letter sent to the owner not only on the issue regarding right of way clutter but paint on house. There have been dates given to the owner.

02/24/2020 · Flag Flagged

An anonymous SeeClickFix user (Registered User)

Thanks I will email Mickey.

02/24/2020 · Flag Flagged

An anonymous SeeClickFix user (Registered User)

I emailed them at the start of the week and never heard back

02/28/2020 · Flag Flagged

DisplaYName (Registered User)

What are the dates? Is it until September like LEE TRIPP or are you going to treat this citizen differently?

03/09/2020 · Flag Flagged

An anonymous SeeClickFix user (Registered User)

I don't know the dates but it still looks terrible. I want to close my eyes every time I have to walk by. What they have done is a mess and just a mess moved from here to there and the side back drive area is exposed for all to see their junk. They need to just haul all this off.

03/09/2020 · Flag Flagged

DisplaYName (Registered User)

Not if they can mount a legal defense based off Wikipedia! lol

03/09/2020 · Flag Flagged

NSNA Neighbor (Registered User)

Now viewed 313 times and counting. Good to see the interest. Do drive by. It is changing, but IMO has a long way to go. But I am NOT city employee.

03/13/2020 · Flag Flagged

NSNA Neighbor (Registered User)

Now 387 views. STatus changes??? STill an eyesore and new problems seem to have arisen. Now removing paint which likely contains LEAD without proper procedures being followed?

04/14/2020 · Flag Flagged

DisplaYName (Registered User)

Status
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Inspector
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Partial Approval
2/12/2020 1:00 PM
MT
2/12/2020 1:00 PM
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04/14/2020 · Flag Flagged

DisplaYName (Registered User)

Mickey Tuttle gave them Partial approval on 2/12/2020

04/14/2020 · Flag Flagged

An anonymous SeeClickFix user (Registered User)

Partial approval of what? It looks absolutely horrible out there. I think it has gotten worse since someone reported this.

04/15/2020 · Flag Flagged

DisplaYName (Registered User)

Yes, well, that's all the information available on CitizenAcess. Most of the time Dept of Building & Safety ignores inspecting it at all, then when there's a serious or enough complaints they go the building and give every excuse under the sun why it's actually okay to be that way, and if there's something that needs fixed the post a notice, then mail a letter, the property owner ignores it completely, and if the property owner is a white male who owns many properties it just stops there, but if you're not rich and white and male they'll make you fix and take your property like they did to Brian Gebers over some tree branches and a disrepaired porch. So expect to the problem to get worse and worse and worse and Building Safety to do everything in their power to enable it

04/15/2020 · Flag Flagged

Display Name Blocked (1804468) (Registered User)

I would say the pressure needs to be stepped up on this place. It appears to be worse than it was.

DisplaYName I am not white and I am not male but I have noticed you seem to have a problem with both. Perhaps that should be kept to yourself.

04/16/2020 · Flag Flagged

DisplaYName (Registered User)

JJ I don't have a problem with rich white male property owners. I have a problem with The City giving them special privileges and not applying the same standards equally while giving lip service to equal treatment.

04/16/2020 · Flag Flagged

Display Name Blocked (1804468) (Registered User)

So your saying that is why this property isn't getting cleaned up because they are rich? If I were rich I would pay someone to clean up my property.

04/16/2020 · Flag Flagged

DisplaYName (Registered User)

Nope, I'm saying that other properties have had far more worse, dangerous conditions and weren't inspected at all when reported or not as quickly, and those properties happen to be owned by rich white male property owners. This property was inspected within a few hours of being reported and is owned by a lower income individual. Other properties with the same or worse conditions were reported and not looked at for 10 or more days, and those properties are owned by rich white male multi-property owners. There is a double standard.

04/16/2020 · Flag Flagged

Display Name Blocked (1804468) (Registered User)

I understand what your saying now. I might of phrased it differently but that is me. But a quick inspection resulted in nothing anyway. There for awhile I thought it was getting cleaned up but it is worse now than it was before.

04/16/2020 · Flag Flagged

NSNA Neighbor (Registered User)

Now with 464 views. Status on a recent walkby tells me VERY LITTLE headway is being made with the property and this owner... Time to RETHINK the process. Mrs Mayor??

04/23/2020 · Flag Flagged

Building & Safety - Secondary (Registered User)

Chief Housing Inspector Sean Stewart was at the property on 4/22/2020. The property owner has been given time to work on painting the property and it was noted that some prep work for painting on west side of home has been taking place.
Chief Housing Inspector Sean Stewart can be contacted at sstewart@lincoln.ne.gov .

04/24/2020 · Flag Flagged

An anonymous SeeClickFix user (Registered User)

Oh my gosh these house continues to go backwards. I just went by and snapped a bunch of pictures.
This place is a crap hole in our neighborhood and they are doing nothing I can tell to make it better. They ought to be embarrassed if they call this improvement.

05/19/2020 · Flag Flagged

An anonymous SeeClickFix user (Registered User)

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05/19/2020 · Flag Flagged

An anonymous SeeClickFix user (Registered User)

Trashy People

05/19/2020 · Flag Flagged

An anonymous SeeClickFix user (Registered User)

Is there a deadline for getting this place back in order?

06/10/2020 · Flag Flagged

An anonymous SeeClickFix user (Registered User)

The property is going backwards please go by and take a look at it. This place is an absolute wreck.

06/30/2020 · Flag Flagged

An anonymous SeeClickFix user (Registered User)

Do we have an update for this property. I saw another post about it. They have limbs and logs scattered all over the right of way and have been there over a month. They are laid out like organize chaos. There are other items laying out and about this is not decoration. Example: Old grill that appears not functional upside down in right a way

08/17/2020 · Flag Flagged

Building & Safety - Secondary (Registered User)

The HOUSING COMPLAINT CT191185 has been closed as the municipal code violations have been met, based on the inspections by Chief Housing Inspector Sean Stewart who can be reached at 402.441.6525. There is still an OPEN health code complaint HC20001731. Unfortunately, many issues may be "unsightly" but not municipal code violations. If you have questions about Housing Code violations, you are welcome to contact Chief Housing Inspector Sean Stewart directly by phone or email: sstewart@lincoln.ne.gov. Building & Safety will reclassify this complaint to HEALTH DEPARTMENT / PROPERTY-GARBAGE

08/17/2020 · Flag Flagged

Building & Safety - Secondary (Registered User)

This issue was recategorized from Residential Property Maintenance to Property - Garbage - Neighbor's Yard.

08/17/2020 · Flag Flagged

City of Lincoln, NE (Verified Official)

City of Lincoln, NE assigned this issue to Health Department

08/17/2020 · Flag Flagged

Building & Safety - Secondary (Registered User)

Chief Housing Inspector Sean Stewart will call LTU Public Works/Right of Way to follow up on the fire pit that is in the right of way area. This will be their jurisdiction.

08/17/2020 · Flag Flagged

Health Department (Verified Official)

Health Department assigned this issue to Building & Safety

08/18/2020 · Flag Flagged

Health Department (Verified Official)

Health Department assigned this issue to Health Department

08/18/2020 · Flag Flagged

An anonymous SeeClickFix user (Registered User)

Good Day..........I seethe Health Complaint Issue is still open and we are in December. For well over a year there has been continued issues. Some have improved and some have not. Where are we currently at as I know it says some could take time but today marks 4 months which I tagged on calendar to ask again about this!

12/17/2020 · Flag Flagged

An anonymous SeeClickFix user (Registered User)

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12/24/2020 · Flag Flagged

An anonymous SeeClickFix user (Registered User)

I saw there was another separate report on this place. Well over a year and still ugly situation.

01/13/2021 · Flag Flagged

An anonymous SeeClickFix user (Registered User)

Okay folks 1238 views a ton people chose to follow. And here we are more than a year later still complaining about this complete eye sore in our neighborhood. While a few things got done the bulk of what is making this property so tremendously ugly is still an issue. They assigned another department on 8-18-20 about 7 months ago. More comments more views more followers but I don't see any updates on what is going to be done. Please can we do something with this owner who obviously does not care about having a nice place. If they want to live like that move to a secluded spot in the country and that would be fine. This is a main artery and even people that don't live in our neighborhood have to look at it.

03/04/2021 · Flag Flagged

An anonymous SeeClickFix user (Registered User)

Any updates on this property? Now the weather is better maybe we can get them to clean this up?

03/15/2021 · Flag Flagged

An anonymous SeeClickFix user (Registered User)

Good Day! It has been another 2 months and no improvement and no updates?? Are you able to share what is being done about this abhorrent property.

05/19/2021 · Flag Flagged

An anonymous SeeClickFix user (Registered User)

Now this property has trash scattered all over and tables that should be discarded. Please just is just ongoing.

08/25/2021 · Flag Flagged

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