Landlord-Tenant Ordinance Vote Expected in April

resident Rob Luksis told council Monday night that when it comes to a landlord-tenant ordinance, enough is enough.

"It's ridiculous at this point," he told them. "We've got to move off center here."

While the ordinance—which would require landlords to initially register their rental properties and submit to annual inspections—has been on council agendas for months, members ultimately tabled the matter again.

Council President John Bevec and others explained that they had not yet seen the final version of the ordinance—the wording of which had just been ironed out by solicitor Pat Derrico.

Each member of council was then tasked with mulling the ordinance over so that issues with the document could be "hashed out" at the body's March meeting.

An up or down vote to advertise the ordinance is expected next month, with a possible vote on the ordinance itself in April.

"We have to get a handle on this before it gets a handle on us," Councilman Rich Russo said.