Slumlord Triager
helping community associations bring housing scofflaws to justice
Limited Resources
Very few of our community association partners had sufficient resources to contract with an attorney or other professional to assist them with the tedious enforcement procedure.
Limited Procedural Knowledge
Community associations were taught to contact Councilmembers about city issues. However, Councilmembers didn’t have power over the executive branch, leading to inconsistent outcomes.
“When we call 311, we get issued tickets for minor violations, but nothing changes with the slum house we called about.”
Community LeaderBuffalo, NY
The Results
“That rat trap house was finally torn down after all these years!”
Focus on the most vulnerable slumlord, not the worst. Build momentum.
Slumlords may not care about the law, but they do care about making money. Rather than focusing on a single property, we performed analysis of slumlords’ entire portfolio, corporate sophistication, and personal resources to determine vulnerability and rank them for targeted enforcement.
30
Growth in Partner Association Membership
847
Instances of Complaint Process Escalation
385,000
New fines issued against slumlords