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Neighborhood Programs Division

Code Enforcement

Complaints regarding trash, high grass and weeds, overgrown lots, illegal dumping and non-running automobiles on private property are investigated by Code Enforcement Officers assigned to the Neighborhood Programs Division. Code Enforcement Officers also enforce ordinances regarding graffiti and vacant unsecured residential structures Citizens can report these violations to their Neighborhood Alert Centers or by telephoning the central complaint reporting number at 371-4849.

• Management Study for the Code Enforcement Process
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Minimum Housing Code Enforcement

Code Enforcement Officers also investigate violations of the Little Rock Minimum Housing Code. Examples of these violations include property owners who fail to maintain their residences or accessory buildings, allowing them to fall in to a state of disrepair or structures that have sustained fire damage.

Rental Property Inspection Program

Another component of Code Enforcement is the Systematic Rental Property Inspection Program. This program provides for a biannual inspection of all rental properties located in the City of Little Rock. The purpose of this inspection is to insure that all rental units are maintained in a safe condition to meet Minimum Housing Code Standards. The Rental Inspection Program also provides an avenue for rental property owners to require tenants who damage their property to make repairs or provide financial compensation to cover the cost of repairs.

Neighborhood Beautification

This program provides employment opportunities for citizens living in their neighborhood association boundaries. The City of Little Rock contracts with participating neighborhood associations and nonprofit groups to cut weedlots in their own neighborhoods as well as City-wide. The City provides equipment, fuel and pays the participants for their work. Neighborhood Beautification provides summer employment for youth as well as fixed income citizens in addition to neighborhood associations and nonprofits.

Demolition of Unsafe Residential Structures

Residential structures that have been declared unsafe for occupancy by Code Enforcement are submitted to the Little Rock City Board of Directors for condemnation. Once officially condemned, Neighborhood Programs awards contracts for the demolition of these structures and supervises the demolition process to insure that the site is brought in to full compliance with city ordinance.