The East Baton Rouge Metro Council agreed Wednesday to adopt the International Property Maintenance Code for residential properties. The new rules give the city-parish more ability to crack down on “slumlords” and other residential owners that don’t maintain their properties, says council member Darryl Hurst, who authored the measure. For example, think of a suburban
Metro Council votes to crack down on ‘slumlords’
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