Pandora.Nigh@f3.n157.z1.fidonet.org (Pandora Nigh) (03/16/91)
Index Number: 14033
Hi Betty, yeah the support systems cities provide can be a reabummer.
A few weeks ago I was handed a copy of a court case that really upset
me. A city here in Ohio, Middleburg Hts. had a building code that was
stricter than the state code as far as accessability was concernedTh
They had a builder who was building some section 8 subsidised housing
and he didn't want to spend the extra money to comply with the cities
code, so he took it to court. What is really sad and frustrating is that
the city lost. The court upheld that all he was required to do was meet
the state code, which he did. Unfortunately those of us that would have
gone down and spoken on behalf of the city and several of the agencies
didn't find out about the mess till it was over. I did write the mayor
of the city and suggest that he check to see if he was in compliance
with the federal ANSII standards and that may be the route to force this
guy into better compliance. Since he is building section 8 he must meet
those requirements. What a mess things can get when so many government
entities are involved.
Yes, Ray has a tendency to just plow right through problems.
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Pandora
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