Open Data as an Accountability Tool: Chicago’s Problem Landlord List

abernard102@gmail.com 2015-02-27

Summary:

" ... The building Coleman’s apartment was in had no working smoke detectors on the second floor apartment where the fire originated, or on the third floor apartment where the four children died.  Less than two months prior, Chicago Department of Buildings (DOB) inspectors had marked 17 violations that were cited and processed for local Circuit Court. In the past decade, the same building was also cited at least nine other times for various building code violations. In a direct response to the tragedy, Chicago’s latest major dataset release is a list and map of 'problem landlords,' or residential building owners across the city who have racked up numerous citations for failing to provide tenants with basic services and protections. The hope is to prevent similar tragedies from happening by drawing public attention to these landlords, and limiting their ability to conduct or expand business until such property issues are addressed ..."

Link:

http://www.govtech.com/data/Open-Data-as-an-Accountability-Tool-Chicagos-Problem-Landlord-List.html

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Tags:

oa.new oa.comment oa.psi oa.usa oa.tools oa.government oa.data

Date tagged:

02/27/2015, 10:28

Date published:

02/27/2015, 05:28