SitemapAn attorney for 554-member Youngstown Columbiana Association of Realtors Inc. is calling for the city to halt its land-installment contracts legislation, contending it is flawed.
In a letter to city officials, Atty. Bryan M. Ridder wrote: “The deficient, redundant and conflicting provisions, and other apparent drafting errors” show that the ordinance “was rushed to adoption without being carefully and thoughtfully vetted.”
Ridder added: “In light of these significant shortcomings, [the association] urges the city to consider suspending enforcement of or repealing the LIC [land-installments contracts] ordinance and to re-examine issues related to land-installment contracts in the city of Youngstown in order to develop a more appropriate response to those issues.”
The association’s membership includes residential and commercial real-estate brokers, agents, property managers, appraisers and others involved in the real-estate industry in Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana counties.
Mayor Jamael Tito Brown said the legislation “is a work in progress. It’s not a perfect piece of legislation. We’re looking to add some amendments to improve it.”
But, Brown said, the city has no plans to “suspend or repeal” the legislation, but “we welcome suggestions for amendments.” To read the full story from The Vindicator, click here.