Lead Paint
GRAR will continue to monitor this ordinance and any implications it may have on the real estate industry.
Landlord Registry
GRAR's Industry Advocacy Committee met
with representatives from the City in October 2008 to discuss this issue and more specifically REALTORS®’ concern that the means to accomplish this database are already available and that new
legislation would not be necessary. On January 14th GRAR launched a Call for Action advocacy campaign to City Council on this issue, over 1,500 letters were sent. On January 20th City Council
unanimously passed the bill into law, they did however pass a version in which cell phone numbers would not be included in public documents.
Administrative / Inspection / Judicial Search
Warrants
In early 2007, City of Rochester Mayor Bob Duffy introduced new legislation that would create standards and procedures for city officials to, if
necessary, obtain search warrants to check for code and ordinance violations called Administrative Search Warrants.
GRAR's Industry Advocacy Committee met with representatives from the City in October 2008 to discuss this issue and more specifically REALTORS®’ concern with the proposed legislation; GRAR did not oppose the intent of this bill of creating and maintaining safe housing stock in the City of Rochester, however we do not support the vagueness and unclear language of this particular legislation. On January 21, 2009, GRAR representatives at a public hearing on the issue presented City Council and the City's Law Department with suggested changes to the legislation. After the hearing City Council had made minor amendments to the bill with some of our issues addressed and the newly amended bill was voted on and passed at the February 17th City Council meeting. Councilmembers Lovely Warren and Adam McFadden voted against the measure. GRAR will continue to monitor this ordinance and any implications it may have on the real estate industry.
Others...
If you are aware of a new law, ordinance or resolution being proposed in your local municipality that may be a hinderance on real property owners' rights or impede your ability to represent your
clients in a real estate transaction, please contact GRAR's Government Affairs Department and together we will make sure the REALTOR® Voice is heard!
