In the interests of building
a better quality of
life for all citizens of Green Bay, the Green Bay Police Department
works with landlords to resolve minor issues before they become more
serious. We believe by taking these steps we can improve our
neighborhoods for all concerned. We have accordingly created
this web
page to list resources available to landlords and explain the City's
Nuisance Abatement Program.
Most landlords in Green
Bay take pride in their properties and work toward finding good
tenants. In those cases where properties or tenants
repeatedly act to
degrade the quality of life in their neighborhood, the city has created
Ordinance Chapter 28 to hold landlords responsible for nuisance
activity that occurs on ther property. Landlords are made
aware of
potential nuisances via a Landlord Notification Form. If a
property
meets the criteria to be classified as a public nuisance, the landord
is notified and must then take steps to keep the problem from
recurring. If the landlord is either unwilling or unable to
curb the
public nuisance occuring at their property, the landlord can be cited
and fined at the end of this process. Formal definitions of
nuisance
activity and the processes followed for nuisance abatement or defined
in Ordinance 28, listed below.