Need some advice for violation of city ordinance

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I am a new investor and I just received several notes from the GA police department regarding violation of city ordinance, including prohibited uses, overcrowding, etc. Given I am out of state and I have never encountered this type of issue in the past, my first reaction is to 1) reach out to the property management company to see whether this is part of their scope and 2) start looking for attorney to get legal advice.

Would love to see whether there are others with similar experience that can share how they handled this in the past. Thanks so much in advance!

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Tom Yung

Investor · Winnipeg, Manitoba · Member since 2013 · 303 posts · 321 votes

@Judy Chiu If I am in your shoes, once I received first police or any city ordinance violation , I will first contacting the property management department to ask them to contact tenants to solve the issues. If they repeat more than once. I will ask the management company to terminate the lease. In your post, it appeared that your property management is part of the issue of not being able to communicate or work on your behalf. I will start looking for a new property manager.

keep spending money asking lawyers to solve the issue will eat all your profits away and cannot solve the bottom of the issue.

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Bill B.
Investor · Las Vegas, NV · Member since 2013 · 8k+ posts · 10k+ votes
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Knowing the local laws regarding rentals is definitely part of their job. Did they not know the law or not know the violations were occurring? They should also be in charge of correcting the problem and letting you know how he it occurred.
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Tom Yung
Investor · Winnipeg, Manitoba · Member since 2013 · 303 posts · 321 votes
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@Judy Chiu If I am in your shoes, once I received first police or any city ordinance violation , I will first contacting the property management department to ask them to contact tenants to solve the issues. If they repeat more than once. I will ask the management company to terminate the lease. In your post, it appeared that your property management is part of the issue of not being able to communicate or work on your behalf. I will start looking for a new property manager.
keep spending money asking lawyers to solve the issue will eat all your profits away and cannot solve the bottom of the issue.
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Real Estate Broker · Cody, WY · Member since 2010 · 28k+ posts · 41k+ votes
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Quote from @Judy Chiu:

Yes, this should be within the scope of property management. I would forward the notices to your PM and ask them to investigate and correct them. If they are professionals, they will know exactly what to do, they will do it, and they will communicate with you when it's done. If they are pretenders, they will "look into it" or claim it's your responsibility or not communicate well.

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Joe Norman
Property Manager · Baltimore, MD · Member since 2014 · 1k+ posts · 1k+ votes
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This is absolutely the PMC's job. Don't assume that they are aware of the violation, so forward it to them and ask them how they will handle the situation.
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Theresa HarrisPro Member
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This the job of your property manager. Call them and talk to them.
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Judy Chiu
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thank you all, appreciate the help! Will start with my PM team.
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