KPBS: San Diego’s Shoddy Code Enforcement Keeps Problem Landlords In Business

San Diego City Councilman David Alvarez has asked Mayor Kevin Faulconer to boost code compliance funding this year so the department can proactively address substandard housing. He also asked the council's land use committee to explore a program that would put liens on properties until the owners clean them up.

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