NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – Jefferson Parish leaders admit they could hold more negligent landlords responsible if code enforcement inspectors could cite for more violations inside rental units. But we found current parish law restricts the violations for which inspectors can cite.
Inside the Jefferson Parish Council chambers, property owners regularly face fines and violations at code enforcement hearings.
A four-plex on Destrehan Avenue in Harvey was included in that number during a hearing last month, for problems outside. But as assistant parish attorney Jourdan Mohamad explains, current Jefferson Parish law gives inspectors almost no authority to step inside…