Steps to Stomp Out Blight
You can begin to help stomp out blight by removing any illegally posted sign. Signs on the neutral ground or utility poles may be removed by any concerned citizen.
More about sign spam in the links below:
CITIZENS AGAINST UGLY STREET SPAM
REMOVE ALL ILLEGALLY POSTED SIGNS!
NEW ORLEANS BANDIT SIGN HALL OF SHAME
Any signs posted on utility poles or stuck in the neutral ground
are illegal. Please remove and dispose of properly when you see them.
There are many avenues one can take to advertise legally.
Don’t let bandits advertise illegally on our avenues.
You can help fight blight in a very real and worthwhile way by
removing any illegally posted sign you see in the neutral ground
or posted on utility poles.
It’s Your Right to Fight Blight!
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Do you have a “problem property” in your neighborhood? If so, you should follow the steps below to rid yourself of that blighted and derilict property:
1st) Contact the owner the property via registered letter (with return receipt)
2nd) If you do not receive a reply within thirty days, then copy your registered letter receipt and the letter you sent to the owner and call 658-2299 (option 2) and ask Code Enforcement for their fax and exact mailing address. Send the copies via registered mail to Code Enforcement with a return receipt.
3rd) Only after the first two steps have been completed should you contact the councilperson for the area.
Why? Because the first step gives the owner notice that you want the problem fixed and a chance to respond and/or take action.
Following the steps above also shows you’ve done your “due diligence” and are willing to be fair in your quest to get the property fixed.
Please send a copy of any correspondence about any problem property to info@fsjna.org. Mail hard copies to the Faubourg St. John Neighborhood Association at P.O. Box 19101 New Orleans, LA 70179
DOCUMENTATION AND DILIGENCE IS THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE PROBLEM PROPERTIES GO AWAY!
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Call 658-2299 and follow the prompts:
Press #1 for Public Works (potholes, clogged drains, missing street signs and traffic signal outages)
Press #2 for Housing / Code Enforcement (status of a hearing, report a blighted structure)
Press #3 for Environmental Health (vacant lot with high grass)
Press #4 for Department of Revenue (property tax, sales tax, occupational license, sanitation fee removal)
Press #5 for Parks & Parkways (City tree trim request or downed trees)
Press #6 for Emergency Preparedness (house elevation, hazardous mitigation, city assisted evacuation plan, Dept of Homeland Security)
Press #0 for all other Department / Agencies
To report streetlight outages, call 658.2299 and follow the prompts for streetlights. You will be directly connected with Robinson Industries, the City’s contracted streetlight repair vendor.
Call in blighted properties to 658-2299 then email the address and any other information you know about the property to info@fsjna.org
Below is what happens after you take action
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