Following recommendations presented by the Fire/Code Inspections Task Force, the City of Portland, ME, has established a Housing Safety Office charged with implementing a risk-based prioritization process for inspections; conducting inspections; and overseeing and enforcing the revised landlord registration ordinance (which will require landlords to pay $35.00 to register each unit they own beginning 1 January 2016.
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New England City & Town News Notes 