From GV Wire:
The Fresno City Council will receive a quarterly report from the city’s Anti-Slum Enforcement Team at its Thursday (April 5) meeting. One of the properties in the status report belongs to Sean Sanchez, one of seven in the field running for the District 3 seat on the city council.
“I am absolutely not a slumlord,” Sanchez told GV Wire. “I am at my property at least every other day.”
The city found over 1,300 violations at Sanchez’ 16-unit apartment complex.
According to the staff notes, he reached a settlement agreement with the city. Sanchez estimates he owes the city $27,000 in administrative fines.
“This is why I decided to run for city council. The city selectively targets property owners,” Sanchez said.
“I challenge the mayor (Lee Brand) to go under the same scrutiny my properties go under. (Brand formerly co-owned a property management company but left in 2016). Most are tenant caused,” Sanchez said. “The mayor said they are looking for substandard housing issues. That wasn’t the case when they looked at my properties. They are going over the top.”
Some examples that irked Sanchez include code write-ups for wall patching and crayon markings on walls.
“They went after me with full gusto to take my property away. I’m not going to let them do that,” Sanchez said.
Officials from the City of Fresno did not respond to GV Wire’s request for comment.
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