Once a case is assigned to court, the community can help ensure a successful outcome through court advocacy. Court advocates attend court as a group to show concern and support for their community. They do not have to testify, but in many cases they choose to do so. If they do not wish to, we will figure out another way to bring the case. Once community members have rallied and solved the problems of a bad building, they use CAPS tools to help them maintain the successful outcome.
Residents keep watch and organize others to monitor the building's progress.
They also call police and notify City services at the first sign of trouble or neighborhood deterioration. Building owners and managers are encouraged to attend the City's Landlord Training Program. To keep a building healthy, residents can organize block clubs and welcome landlord and tenant participation as a way of making them feel that they too have a stake in the community. All rights reserved.