Comments on: Chapter 29 – Sheryl Jahnel, Member

By: Sheryl Jahnel

Sheryl Jahnel — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 18:07:18 +0000

Be sure you are reviewin the proposed chapter 29 and mandatory Crime Free Agreement when considering your stand on this issue. The existing Chapter 29 is posted on this site.

By: Marv Findley

Marv Findley — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 02:06:26 +0000

I agree with the retracted portion of the Chapter 29 as passed or submitted. As landlords we can’t be police persons and can not be responsible for the actions of all tenants. If the tenants have a family situation and become noisy that is between the family. I am not a law enforcement officer and do not wish to be part of the problem. We are only allowed by the courts to do so much and can’t be responsible in most part for the tenant. This city has gone completely off the deep end with their new proposals. I agree that we should be held to a standard and do our best but enough is enough.

By: Sheryl Jahnel

Sheryl Jahnel — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 17:46:30 +0000

As many of you know the first reading of the proposed Chapter 29 & Crime Free Agreement passed last night 6-22-10. There has to be 2 more readings to become law. This passed in part because on Friday 6-18-10, the board of Linn County Landlords endorsed this through a letter sent to the Cedar Rapids City Council. It indicated that although many landlords were against this proposal, the Linn County Landlords were in favor of this except for the fees. We can not be an organization just about the fees. Thanks to members contacting our board, the board has retracted this endorsment. I’m not sure how this was done. This was too little too late. For the sake of not allowing a law that places the landlord between a rock and hard place between Housing ordinance, Fair Housing Laws, Cedar Rapids Police Department, housing department, and tenants; we need to take drastic measures and turn out for these meeting with our legitimate complaints. This will become a law if we do not take an active, responsible stand on this. If this new Chapter 29 does become law, we will be dealing with this dilema on a daily basis.
The new chapter 29 the way it has been submitted is not good for Landlords or Tenants or Cedar Rapids.

By: LARRY ELLIS

LARRY ELLIS — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 17:35:59 +0000

AMEN