Thank you for using this application to report an issue to the City of Albany. According to city code (§313-47), property owners are responsible for keeping their properties maintained with regards to lawn and litter. DGS staff will inspect the property for any violations. If violations are found, the property owner will be notified and given ten business days to rectify any violations. After ten business days, DGS will re-inspect the property for compliance. If the property is still in violation, DGS will schedule a cleanup of the property and the owner will be billed. Please note that due to the high volume, these requests may take up to two weeks or more for DGS to clean.

Why does the city even pick this garbage up? 303 State St has over four apartments in the building which per codes requires them to have private trash removal. Yet, every Monday these cans that are being filled by tenants of 303 and 309 get dragged to the curb in front of 309 (which only has four apartments and therefore qualifies for city trash removal) and the city indirectly ends up picking up the garbage for 303. Granted the same person owns both properties, but that doesn't mean one property is then exempt from having to follow the city codes. Maybe the owner knows someone in the city which allows for him to get away with all these violations?...

Thank you for using this application to report an issue to the City of Albany. Please know that the trash reported in this request has been removed and this issue has now been resolved.