Appeal a Blight Citation

Step 1.Determine Eligibility

Relief may be granted if the owner can establish to the hearing officer's satisfaction that:

• The owner cited was not the owner of record of the property at the time the notice of violation and order to correct was issued; or
• Notice of the violation was not properly served upon the owner of record in accordance with subsection 9-94; or
• The notice of violation was not in proper form; e.g., failed to inform the owner of the section of the Municipal Code being cited for, failed to give owner sufficient time to cure violation, etc.; or
• The notice of citation was not properly served to the owner of record in accordance with subsection 9-94; or
• The notice of citation was not in proper form; e.g., failed to contain the amount of the penalty incurred under subsection 9-94, failed to inform the owner of the right to appeal, etc.; or
• The Director of Blight Remediation incorrectly determined that the violations cited were not corrected within the ten-day period, or time period granted by a stay of enforcement, as required by subsection 9-94; or
• The property is subject to a stay of enforcement issued pursuant to section 9-94; or
• The real property and its structures are actively undergoing repairs that are required to be made to correct violations of state or local codes; or
• The owner has in good faith corrected all cited violations and it would work a substantial economic hardship on the owner of the real property to require further payment of penalties in compliance with this article.

Full documentation, such as code violation reports, engineering reports, and any other information deemed necessary by the hearing officer shall be provided by the owner(s).

Step 2.Complete Online Application 

This form below must be submitted within 10 days of the service of the Citation.

Appeal Blight Citation Application