Where Are the Eyesores in Your Town?

Nobody appreciates an ill-managed and dilapidated home or building in their community.

Contacting the City of Long Beach's Department of Buildings is one way residents can take care of those "eyesores."

The city's website states that the Building Department "administers and enforces regulations pertaining to the use of property and the construction of buildings. It is responsible for handling all complaints on properties, buildings and sanitation code violations."

The City of Long Beach code lists defects that will render a building dangers, one of which states: "Those which have been damaged or have deteriorated so as to have become, in the judgment of the [city] council, dangerous to the life, health, morals or general welfare of the occupants thereof or to the people of the city."

For questions or concerns regarding the city's code, residents can call the building department at (516) 431-1005.

Hempstead Town code states that homes fit for condemnation will be determined so by the manager of the town's building department, which is "responsible for performing all inspection and enforcement activities with relation to all laws, codes, ordinances, rules and regulations within the general administration of the department."

The following reasons are given by the town for potential condemnation under its housing and rehabilitation code:

1. One which is so damaged, decayed, dilapidated, insanitary, unsafe or vermin-infested that it creates a serious hazard to the health or safety of the occupants or of the public.
2. One which lacks illumination, ventilation or sanitation facilities adequate to protect the health or safety of the occupants or of the public as prescribed by the provisions of this code.
3. One which because of its general condition or location is insanitary or otherwise dangerous to the health or safety of the occupants or of the public.

For questions or concerns regarding the town's code, residents can call the building department at (516) 538-8500.

Do you have any buildings or homes in your barrier island beach neighborhood that are eyesores? If so, tell us where in the comment section below.