Nearly 600 violators found in West Carroll rental inspections

Nearly 600 code violations have been found in more than 1,000 inspections of rental properties in West Carrollton since 2017, city records show.

West Carrollton has identified 577 code violations in 1,022 inspections as part of a program adopted two years ago by the city, which officials say has one of the highest rates of rental properties - mostly apartments - in the region.

The city adopted the rental inspection program as a way of maintaining and boosting housing stock. Rental properties, West Carrollton officials have said, account for a “disproportionately high” number of code violations.

In 2016, West Carrollton officials said the city had about 2,500 rental units across the city that makes up nearly 42 percent of its housing. From 2012 to 2015, 65 percent of all local code violations came from rental properties, according to the city.

The program was first proposed in the summer of 2015 with an annual fee required for rental property owners. The annual fee was dropped after more than a year of debate and negotiation with housing industry groups.

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Nick Blizzard is a staff writer for the Dayton Daily News. He is a graduate of Stebbins High School who earned a bachelor’s degree from Ohio University and its E.W. Scripps School of Journalism. Nick is a Riverside native and has been a journalist in the Dayton area for more than 20 years.