A city team that pairs code inspectors with police has moved on to seven new properties it considers among Fort Worth's most troubled, the city announced Tuesday.
The NET Force program started as a pilot aimed at a handful of properties with serious code violations and crime. With the pilot finished, the team began focusing on the next group on Oct. 1, after city staff assessed each site, according to the release.
The new list
The seven properties are three lodging properties, one shopping center, one apartment complex and two homes. The city said their conditions vary. Several have serious substandard or hazardous problems, including deteriorating structures, compromised electrical systems, unsecured buildings, property maintenance violations and illegal dumping, which the city said call for Code Compliance and Fort Worth police to step in.
Some also have documented criminal activity or other public safety concerns, the city said.
The goal is to bring each property into compliance through the appropriate enforcement process, the release said. It did not say how long the work is expected to take or what penalties owners could face.
