It’s great the City of Winnipeg is taking several owners of derelict buildings to court over unpaid fees. But it doesn’t go far enough. The city should be taking steps to seize those properties and sell them to someone, or some agency, willing to make them habitable again. Court records reviewed by the Free Press show the city has filed at least four lawsuits this year against the owners of vacant buildings for unpaid fees. The latest civil claim was made against Karin Gordon, who owes $16,247 in fees, plus court costs, to the city for a vacant house on […]
Columnists, Local
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