Neighborhood Services reports Fiscal Year 2026 year-end numbers

Neighborhood Services staff handled 4,748 code enforcement cases in the City's 2026 fiscal year, Oct. 1, 2025, through Sept. 30, 2026.

Landscape management, including tall grass and weeds above 12 inches, had the most cases, with 1,392, followed by Solid Waste issues with 989. Solid Waste cases include roll cart violations and bulky items left at the curb. Health nuisances, including trash, debris and dead trees, were the third-highest case type with 735.

Citizen complaints were the source of 2,215 code cases, up more than 7% from 2025. Neighborhood Services staff work to be proactive in identifying code violations; City staff initiated 2,623 cases.

Neighborhood Services staff completed 20 abatements. These include the cutting of grass and weeds and the removal of trash and debris from private property. The office provided dumpsters to 25 neighborhood locations in 2026.

Neighborhood Services is also responsible for inspecting all rental properties in the City and currently has nearly 28,000 residential units in compliance. In FY26, 422 tenant complaints were received.

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