Bill Burgess Quotations

We've taken three through the process. Two were dismissed because they brought property into compliance. A third we've had a continuation. He's in the process, but he's not quite there.

(The owner) is going to face some fines. The reason why we're going through the code enforcement process is because we want the immediate hazards taken care of right away, and the only way to do that is to start hitting them where it hurts, basically.

He just played dumb on the stand. He remembered some facts and didn't remember others.

Our ultimate goal is to have all landlords maintain their properties in a safe and sanitary fashion.

They're in violation of the standards for basic equipment. Some are immediate electrical hazards. Some of them (have) no plumbing. There's a little bit of everything.