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Creating a New Board Neighborhoods experience various property standards and housing violations. The current correction process could take more than nine (9) months from the initial inspection to the final court disposition.

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Creating a New Board

▪ Neighborhoods experience

various property standards and housing violations.

▪ The current correction process

could take more than nine (9) months from the initial inspection to the final court disposition.

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Administrative Hearing Process

▪ Comprised of hearing officers who will adjudicate

citations issued to properties in violation of Prince George’s County Code

▪ Hearings will take place at 9400 Peppercorn Road,

Largo, Maryland

▪ Hearings will be held more expediently than the

current process

Objective: An efficient and effective process where violations of property standards are abated and enforced faster!

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Adjudication Unit Responsibilities

▪ Notify citizens of hearings ▪ Adjudicate civil matters ▪ Issue summonses, notices, default judgments

for non-compliance, records of hearings and final dispositions

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County Code Violations

▪ Sanitation: unlicensed

vehicles, open storage of debris, tall grass

▪ Exterior flaking paint ▪ Operating a business in

a residential area

▪ Gutters/downspouts in

disrepair

▪ Commercial vehicles on residential property ▪ Operating a rental property without a rental

license

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▪ Initial complaints should be reported to: ▪ Upon receiving a complaint, an inspector will

investigate the matter and issue violation notices and/or citations to the property in order to seek compliance.

▪ A respondent can request a hearing

before a hearing officer within 30 days

f the issuance of the citation.

Complaint Procedure

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▪ Adjudication division schedules a hearing at the

request of the respondent who was issued a citation.

▪ Hearings are held to provide the opportunity for the

parties to present testimony and evidence.

▪ Upon completion of the hearing,

the hearing officer reviews the evidence, determines the findings and issues a written decision.

Hearings

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▪ If the hearing officer holds the respondent liable, a civil

and monetary fine for each citation can be assessed, and the respondent is ordered to abate the violation.

▪ Parties aggrieved by a decision of the hearing officer

may request reconsideration by the hearing board administrator.

▪ The decision by the hearing

board administrator can be appealed to the Nuisance Abatement Board.

▪ The Nuisance Abatement

Board decision can be appealed to the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County.

Hearings, continued

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To File a Complaint

311 Call Center routes the complaint (including those made anonymously) to the appropriate agency.

▪ Go Online:

https://princegeorges-csrprodcwi. motorolasolutions.com/

▪ Complaints are investigated within 72 hours. ▪ Observed violations are cited by inspector and a Violation

Notice is issued to the owner of the property with a specific compliance date.

▪ If the owner fails to comply, the case is referred to the Office of

Law for legal action and a court hearing is held. The County will seek a court order to abate the condition if owner fails to do so.