David, Mayor's Office assigned this issue to BRC Rick

Wow, that is terrible...what an invasion of privacy as well as potential for Damage

Hearing you on the frustration at the lack of response by the City. Why bother to use our taxpayer dollars for See/Click/Fix, if there is no "Fix" ::sigh::

we had the same issue with abandoned vehicles until we approached the neighborhood associations which have the police assigned to them. 3 years of reporting them and they were cleared within 3 days of notifying the associations. Delaware Ave Neighborhood Association and the Second Ave Neighborhood Association.

Thank you for reporting this situation. An inspector has been assigned to evaluate the premises.

BRC Rick assigned this issue to BRC - Josh G

Would someone please give an update on this? There is no work permit displayed, construction debris is littered all over in between the houses, scaffolding has been set up between my house and the neighboring one for months! It is (by necessity) on my property but it is no longer necessary and I would like it removed at this point.

You know, why should tax-paying residents of the City of Albany have to request updates? The resident complained on 3/13--over 2 weeks ago! What does it take for David. BRC Rick ir Josh G to get in their freaking car, drive 10 minutes, take a look and respond back on See C
lick Fix as to what the outcome was? What does it take??!!

Hello, I apologize for not giving you an update. These messages were not coming to me as they typically do. I have an inspector on his way there right now. I will respond either later today or tomorrow with a response of what action we took. Rick LaJoy

Thank you, Mr. LaJoy, for responding with a polite response and a deadline by which action would be taken. At least you say what is going on. Things that get assigned to Ms. McGuire never show any follow-up or deadline by which action will be taken. It is not unreasonable to know we are bring heard and know that we are being helped, especially when residents take the time to report issues.

Good Morning, one of our inspectors was there yesterday afternoon and issued a Stop Work Order for 3 different permits that should have been obtained but weren't. The Stop Work Order carries a $900.00 fine as well as a Notice of Violation to the owner to come into compliance. The owner will be given the standard 35 days to comply which is the law. At that time if the owner has not come into compliance our case will be sent to prosecution. Again I apologize for such a long lag in response because I pride myself on our department's response time whcih is typically no more than 48 hours depending on the severity of the issue. Please do not hesitate to reach out to me directly any time for any issue and I will be happy to have it taken care of. My email is rlajoy@albanyny.gov and my direct line is 518-434-5169. Rick LaJoy

Good Morning, one of our inspectors was there yesterday afternoon and issued a Stop Work Order for 3 different permits that should have been obtained but weren't. The Stop Work Order carries a $900.00 fine as well as a Notice of Violation to the owner to come into compliance. The owner will be given the standard 35 days to comply which is the law. At that time if the owner has not come into compliance our case will be sent to prosecution. Again I apologize for such a long lag in response because I pride myself on our department's response time whcih is typically no more than 48 hours depending on the severity of the issue. Please do not hesitate to reach out to me directly any time for any issue and I will be happy to have it taken care of. My email is rlajoy@albanyny.gov and my direct line is 518-434-5169. Rick LaJoy

Thank you!

Sorry - I accidentally hit "Send" too soon. THANK YOU, Mr. LaJoy, for your thorough response and appropriate action. Is there any way you could give a training to all the Department Heads so that they learn how to respond and take action?

While I appreciate the effort, the owner and contractor clearly don’t care about your stop work order. They are here today removing pieces of the house and tossing debris everywhere as carelessly as ever.

I suppose they will just do the work on weekends when city workers aren’t working.

the Buildings department has an emergency number for when the office is closed. I was told they send an inspector out. 518.438.4000
Its worth a try. Or try the South station police on Arch St.
good luck!!!

New posts today. New debris as well.

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So sad...to have to live next to one of those Red X houses is horrifying enough, but to have to put up with this abuse by the contractor working next door is just awful. Why don't the police get notified of Stop Work Orders and check these properties as part of their drive-bys? Again, the poor owner next door has to experience all this and bear all the frustration and stay on the City to do its job--that's ridiculous and unfair. Mayor Sheehan would never have to put up with this...why should any other resident?

Just an FYI, Mr. LaJoy followed up by sending an inspector out today and another Stop Work Order was posted. Unfortunately, it seems nothing can be done about the mess left behind. This is what is on the front lawn AFTER the second SWO was posted.

we drove down second avenue today, what a mess at 401. people were all over it working, big El Tio truck parked out front. sorry you have to deal with it, we are still dealing with their vacant house left behind down here that we have to look at daily at 83 Second Avenue.

Thank you for reporting this incident. An inspector has evaluated the premises and issued a Notice and Order to the owner requiring the owner to abate the code violation(s).

Is this different than a Stop Work order? Do residents next door to this awful house have to put up with and look at all this for 30 days or more if the contractor/owner does not comply...how is that fair...this has been going on for weeks! Why can't the City force the immediate clean-up or even do the clean-up and bill the owner/contractor?

Work is continuing on this property. Contractor doesn’t leave truck out front. Garbage still piled everywhere. Scaffolding still up against our house.

Broken windows sitting in the front yard. Any kid running through this area in the dark is at risk. This is infuriating that the city cannot force them to keep the area clear if dangerous construction debris. The 2nd photo is of all the debris next to my house. The 3rd photo is the construction debris in the back yard. Nice view from my deck. Silence on this issue.

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Thank you for reporting this incident. An inspector has evaluated the premises and issued a Notice and Order to the owner requiring the owner to abate the code violation(s).

Thank you for reporting this incident. An inspector has evaluated the premises and issued a Notice and Order to the owner requiring the owner to abate the code violation(s).