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<br /> not just random risks," said Key facts'Required TepwS A St. Pau
<br /> Maria McNamara,a Riverview Ordinance would Under the proposed truth in housing regulations,the following repairs would be kidnapping
<br /> Elementary parent, during a } "requlf ed cortections"before an owner could sell a home In Minneapolis sault for tyin;
<br /> session at Humboldt High require certain > Smoke detectors:Installed on every level;may be battery-operated,but rental her on fire a
<br /> Business leaders from the y units require hard-wired detectors outside bedrooms. raping her.
<br /> St. Paul Area Chamber of j� >Electrical:Service must be properly grounded,not be-over-fused:and have Under a I
<br /> Commerce expressed similar repaarS V of OrPi no unapproved wiring or extension cords used in place of permanent wiring. , daces three y
<br /> hopes."There is a real need to J' >Plumbing:No leaky pipes or deteriorated venting systems allowed,and home kidnapping.
<br /> make some changes," said a j2OUSe lS SOId must have a cleanout floor drain plug. stayed sente
<br /> Marcia Fink, the chamber's > Heating:Furnaces may not have rusted heat exchangers,plugged or burned-. months on
<br /> vice president of education.
<br /> A task force of 30 parents, "Right now,it's the fear of the un- out flues,improper vents or unsafe gas connections Water heaters subject to That
<br /> robation of He is to
<br /> residents and community ac- known,"said John Anderson,president similar safety criteria
<br /> twists will continue to profile of the Minneapolis Area Association of >-Stf
<br /> be- decks as all be capable of carrying imposed loads. oken glassamustnbe . County D su
<br /> what people want in a superin- "Anytime Megan's:
<br /> tendent tonight and Thursday. comes involved,you wonder,what are replaced.
<br /> "We're looking for(a com- they going to screw up?" >Sanitary conditions,clutter.House must be free of refuse,garbage animal or, longer dash
<br /> muniry profile]we can put in City housing officials,who have led a human waste,decaying vermin dead animals or vermin Infestation his St Paul
<br /> our advertisements,"said Bill 15-month focus-group study that in generally e
<br /> Larson, assistant superinten- cluded industry representatives, say assaults.
<br /> dent for fiscal affairs and oper- there's nothing onerous in the new in- Mat's ni t"HeAring today
<br /> ations. spection plan.Indeed,they say they've A public hearing on the Truth In Sale of Housing code w@ be held today before The wore
<br /> The task force,til eor George they require full housingsuggestions de complit tee An NflnneaPOUs City g may beschedul Safety for April 15,same time and place.. tied her
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<br /> former St.P >When:1:30 p m. electrical tI
<br /> Latimer,will analyze responses once before sale. Megan p
<br /> in the next few weeks.By Au- "It's so watered down now,it might >Where:Room 319,Minneapolis City HaIC stuffed pap
<br /> gust,the board hopes to hire a be called'Truth in Housing Lite,'"said _ . on fire,shy
<br /> replacement for Superinten- Council Member Joe Biernat,chairman him, he e:
<br /> dent Curman Gaines, whose of the Public Safety and Regulatory Ser-
<br /> resSOmein ote attendance T es fist healing Dili the proposal toldayld its tion.p Well find out in six months or a ms demeanorfine for noncompliance. clothes uit
<br /> her chest a
<br /> day night emphasized that a Instead of requiring full code com- year." These old houses her.He the
<br /> superintendent should under- pliance,city officials have come up with When repairs are needed,sellers try deadlines would
<br /> end roughly three of five cultures,Paul that musttbe fixed in rheinterest rof first have a to hirescontra to s or do the s eh that e standards are senforced in a to Megan
<br /> students are children of color. health and safety. Generally, the list work themselves,likely obtain permits, city where more than a third of all otun cour
<br /> of es are more than 75 In
<br /> And the new leader should put covers smoke detectors,electncal wir- then schedule follow-up visits by city single-family old.Ad the new standards,they friend to ti
<br /> a high priority on early-child- ing, plumbing, and heating systems, inspectors. years
<br /> hood education and continu- but not wom-out roofs. "When you're in the market,and you say,would not be as stringent as those when aske
<br /> fng education for parents in want to move fast,this could possibly in St. Louis Park, which require full he first d t
<br /> basic literacy and job skills. Consumer protection slow it down,"said Paul Sigurdson,co- code compliance before sale.But they admitted t
<br /> Several who said they want If houses are in good condition,up chair of the city's real estate advisory would eonly hard-wired smoke de ec-
<br /> someone who listens and com- to code,with items operating currently board.
<br /> municates well with adults and and in service,we're not asking them to City officials estimate that the aver- tors besides "truth in housing" dis-
<br /> kids remembered the disrup- do anything out of the ordinary,"said age home seller will face between$500 cloBemat said the city is simply up- Hastlr
<br /> tion last spring when the dis- Al Olson,a supervisor in the city's in- and$800 in repairs. an inspection system that
<br /> trict fired Larry Lucio,a popu- spections division."We want to make But besides the additional costs,real grading P Y
<br /> lar principal at Humboldt,de- this more of a consumer awareness and estate and weekends worry about the n apolis'a proposed "hazard?coMin-- When
<br /> spite pleas by parents and protection program." nights
<br /> students. But several industry representatives long,slow hand of City Hall."We've got lions," he said, are similar to those A 42-y
<br /> "I would like to see better say they have heard no outcry from an[inspections]department that works already in effect in Bloomington and vehicle ar
<br /> communication by the super- consumers for such"protection." Monday through Friday,taking holidays other allies. y have no
<br /> the students and the parents in Sandy Green areal estatesagent who g off,and doesn't the busy season from sMay to Au- azgumenttwith agents
<br /> aintaining the quality Dakota Sheriff
<br /> intendent, the school board a whole circle," said Luis Lo- has specialized in listing houses in Min- gust,"said Green.
<br /> of the city's housing stock. But some whose n
<br /> pez,a St.Paul West-Sider,dur- neapolis."A lot of these things get cor- City officials,however,say they have say that holding older city homes to the p.m.c ati
<br /> ing a session at Humboldt rested when the buyer has aprofession- built-in provisions allowing prospective same standards as new homes in the p.m.sins
<br /> And having a leader who al inspection done or the lender makes sellers to certify their properties for sale suburbs is unrealistic,and could have his picky also unintended
<br /> task-foc e help,tubes-. I would
<br /> rather let the are we market take care year in
<br /> money to hire three addition-
<br /> student elderly homeowners without the money drienb)
<br /> "[f they're in tune,they can of it" al inspectors and an administrative to make repairs that might be needed The
<br /> talk to students, relax with Others worry that an across-the-re aide.
<br /> to sell
<br /> them and be natural and not board policy of mandating repairs In an important concession,the lot- It could really hurt dL the low end injuries,
<br /> always worry about the high could drive up costs and drive buyers est inspection plan allows buyers to (of the market]"the c said. Gary
<br /> stature," said Alex Chase, 17, away from the 6,500 single-family and assume responsibility for mandated re- But because the city already Liss ap- Ryma
<br /> an 11th-grader at Open two-unit houses that are put up for sale pairs,to agree they otimetableevvictt the al oinspectors, "t$te8traz00 has leftuthe Medical
<br /> School."They can find out the in Minneapolis each year. are in
<br /> truth in what kids need.". "If this makes people look else- city and back it with an escrow account station,"Green said. —pa
<br /> where,we don't know,"said Bill Gerst, covering 150 percent of the cost of the
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