LEWISTON — A new committee will go back to the drawing board on a proposed rental registration program in Lewiston, after some landlords questioned the initial framework during a City Council workshop last month. The council voted unanimously last week to create an ad-hoc advisory committee on rental registration, a system that would charge multiunit property […]
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Voices split on Lewiston rental registry program
LEWISTON — Landlords did not waste any time speaking out against a proposed rental registration program in Lewiston on Tuesday night. The program, which would require multi-unit property owners to pay a fee for each unit they own to boost city code enforcement efforts, received mixed reviews from the City Council and members of the […]
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Landlord looks to heal relations with tenants with cleaning program
LEWISTON — Landlord Amy Smith said Lewiston’s housing problems stem from two basic causes — tenants and landlords. “A real sticking point seems to be the quality of care given to the house, whether it’s on the landlord’s part or the tenant’s part,” Smith said. “The whole idea is to create shared understanding of what […]
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Not a very nice ‘welcome to America’
Around Thanksgiving time, I met a gentleman from the Democratic Republic of the Congo when his money was taken for services not provided. I invited him to Thanksgiving dinner. During the meal, we talked about his living situation and he told me that he had no supplies to clean his apartment. I volunteered to help […]
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Lewiston council reduces curbside trash fines
LEWISTON — Councilors on Tuesday eased fines against landlords when tenants leave curbside trash illegally. “This is just trying to make it a little bit easier for landlords who, for the most part, are spending their time and effort downtown,” Planning and Code Enforcement Director Gil Arsenault said. “And for the most part, the violations […]
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Chamber hosting landlord seminar
LEWISTON — The Androscoggin County Chamber of Commerce will host a public seminar titled “So You Want to Be a Landlord” from 8 a.m. to noon July 13 at the chamber office, 415 Lisbon St. John Snyder of On the Spot Property Management will be the presenter. The session will help people interested in real […]