Buena Park is looking to crack down on what some city councilors call “bad actors,” who haven’t kept up with maintaining their rental properties.
The Buena Park City Council voted 3–2 April 25 to require some multi-family apartment complexes to be inspected by city code-enforcement officers in a three-year cycle.
Due to the split vote, the issue will be heard again at the council’s next meeting May 9.
Councilwoman Joyce Ahn and Mayor Art Brown were opposed, both saying they favored educational programs for at least a year before starting such a program.
“Our city staff have been working hard on trying to bring these bad actors into compliance,” Councilman Jose Castaneda, who agendized the motion, said during the meeting….