The Troublesome Top 5 Nuisances Of Louisiana CommunitiesandYour Legal Arsenal for Solving Them By: Neil Erwin Susannah O. Stinson Caroline E. Mladenka

Presented to: Louisiana Municipal Association August 1, 2015 Neil Erwin Law, LLC www.neilerwinlaw.com Follow us on Twitter @NeilErwinLaw ?????The Troublesome Top 5 Nuisances ofLouisiana Communities #2 #1 #3 #4 #5 Litter????The Troublesome Top 5 Nuisances ofLouisiana Communities #2 #1 #3 #4 #5 5. LITTER 5. LITTER LitterAbandoned Vehicles & Junk???The Troublesome Top 5 Nuisances ofLouisiana Communities #1 #4 #2 #3 #5 4. ABANDONED VEHICLES AND JUNK 4. ABANDONED VEHICLES AND JUNK LitterAbandoned Vehicles & JunkRoaming Dogs??The Troublesome Top 5 Nuisances ofLouisiana Communities #1 #4 #2 #3 #5 3. ROAMING DOGS LitterAbandoned Vehicles & JunkRoaming DogsDilapidated Structures?The Troublesome Top 5 Nuisances ofLouisiana Communities #1 #4 #5 #3 #2 2.DILAPIDATED STRUCTURES Actual Louisiana enforcement photo 2.DILAPIDATED STRUCTURES Actual Louisiana enforcement photo LitterAbandoned Vehicles & JunkRoaming DogsDilapidated StructuresBlighted Property & YardsThe Troublesome Top 5 Nuisances ofLouisiana Communities #1 #4 #2 #3 #5 1. BLIGHTED PROPERTY & YARDS Actual Louisiana enforcement photo 1. BLIGHTED PROPERTY & YARDS LitterAbandoned Vehicles & JunkRoaming DogsDilapidated StructuresBlighted Property & YardsThe Troublesome Top 5 Nuisances ofLouisiana Communities #1 #4 #2 #3 #5 CONCLUSION Encouragestepped-upenforcementofanti-litteringeffortsunderthenewly increased fines under State law. Adoptlocalordinancestocontroljunk,andatleast,stoptheopenstorageof junk vehicles. Explore cooperation with parish government to adopt animal control ordinances and provide necessary enforcement personnel. Adopt a property maintenance code. Implement a system for required yard maintenance, enforced through liens if the municipality must step in. Adopt an administrative Code Enforcement Court as an efficient and achievable method of solving nuisance problems.