Landlords taken to task for trash
by Mountain Girl ~ October 7th, 2008. Filed under: Latest News.Bill requires landlords to tell tenants about trash collection
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
By Rich Lord, Pittsburgh Post-GazetteĀ
Pittsburgh Councilman Bruce Kraus said today that he will propose legislation compelling city landlords to prove they have told their tenants about the city’s trash collection policies.
The legislation, which he will introduce next week, is a response to complaints he’s received about tenants who do not properly put out their trash. READ FULL ARTICLE

October 8th, 2008 at 4:45 pm
The greatest disappointment will be how to enforce this legislation or even better, how to get everyone to take pride in their neighborhood. I walk daily throughout the 15211 area and find I’m calling building inspection and the 5th Division to clean up too many of the sidewalks along my route. Enforcement needs to be addressed even if it means handing over some of that enforcement to the neighborhood residents themselves.