Articles Tagged: nuisance properties

Cities can ask a court to issue an order restricting the hours of an “adult entertainment establishment” and prohibiting the consumption of alcohol there if it presents a public safety nuisance.

Large cities in Iowa, led by Davenport, are pushing for a bill that would allow cities to file suit in court against strip clubs if the city or county attorney deem them to be a danger to public safety.

In an effort to prevent blight in neighborhoods, a policy advanced this week by the Marion City Council would add another tool for city staff to improve the conditions of neglected vacant buildings.

Units in a Cedar Rapids house that caught fire last week have been deemed a nuisance several times since 2014, city records show.

Property Holders rental permit for northeast house deemed nuisance is suspended for one year. The city made that decision following an administrative hearing officer’s ruling which upheld the city’s nuisance designation.

Judge denies appeal for landlord, Charles Davisson, on the four properties he couldn’t rent for six months because of nuisance issues. Two of those are no longer rentals, one was rented after suspension and one can’t be rented until over $2,000 in fees are paid.

Tenant Takesha Rogers asks court to reverse the City of Cedar Rapids’ nuisance designation of the house she rents - owned by Charles Davisson - because it means eviction for her.