Tag: portland maine
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PublishedFebruary 4, 2015
Portland landlord in fatal fire case faces citation for nearby apartments
The city says Gregory Nisbet failed to meet a deadline for correcting code violations.
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PublishedFebruary 3, 2015
Landlords urge Portland not to impose costly burdens
A task force is considering recommendations to strengthen rental housing inspections in the wake of a deadly fire.
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PublishedJanuary 30, 2015
Our View: As more tenants turn to rooming houses, city’s oversight lags
Regulation and enforcement are critical to ensuring that Portland’s low-income renters have safe places to live.
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PublishedJanuary 26, 2015
Portland task force set to recommend creating fire safety division
In response to a fatal fire on Noyes Street, the agency would step up inspections of apartment buildings in the city.
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PublishedJanuary 26, 2015
Noyes Street fire report sparks concern about rooming houses
Many believe that numerous Portland homes are being used as rooming houses without required safety upgrades.
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2015
Owner asks to demolish house in Portland where fire killed 6 people
Gregory Nisbet, who owns the house on Noyes Street where the fire broke out Nov. 1, has applied for a permit to tear it down.
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PublishedJanuary 22, 2015
Portland gives landlord Feb. 2 deadline to fix code violations
City officials say the building at 186-188 Dartmouth St., owned by Gregory Nisbet, has problems similar to those at Nisbet’s building on Noyes Street where a fire killed six people.
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PublishedJanuary 21, 2015
Deadly Portland fire was caused by cigarette butt, investigators say
The Noyes Street building where six young people died had no working smoke detectors, says Portland Fire Chief Jerome LaMoria.
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PublishedJanuary 14, 2015
Landlord in fatal Portland fire faces deadline to fix safety violations
Gregory Nisbet must fix the problems at 188 Dartmouth St. before an inspection Tuesday.
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PublishedJanuary 2, 2015
Maine Voices: Seven changes to housing code enforcement could prevent tragedy
Portland should seize the chance to create an effective system of inspection and enforcement.
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