Track LegislationIntroducedIntro
Int 0811-2026IntroductionIn CommitteePending 63d
Require Sanitation Department to Clean All City Vacant Lots
In committee as of May 27, 2026Under review by an assigned committee.
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✦ Plain-Language Summary
This bill makes the Department of Sanitation responsible for cleaning and maintaining all vacant lots owned by the city, no matter which city agency actually owns the property. It also requires them to keep the sidewalks next to these vacant lots clean and well-maintained.
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Details
- Introduced
- Apr 16, 2026
- Body
- Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management
- Type
- Introduction
- Status
- Committee
Sponsors (7)
Introduced bySelvena N. Brooks-Powers (D31)
Official Description
This bill would require that the Department of Sanitation be the sole agency responsible for cleaning and maintaining all City-owned vacant lots and the sidewalks abutting such lots, regardless of which City agency owns such vacant lot.