Historic District Violations

<p>A violation is any unapproved work on the exterior of a property. Violations that are not addressed stay with a property, despite ownership changes, until reviewed and cleared by the Commission in response to an application. Unaddressed violations may complicate or prevent property transfers/sales. Unaddressed violations may result in enforcement activities, inspections, fines and "Stop Work" orders by the Buildings, Safety Engineering and Environmental Department (BSEED), or court orders to remedy the violation.</p>
<p>Each violation in this dataset has one of the following statuses:<strong>Cleared</strong>: Violation scope received a COA (Certificate of Appropriateness), a NTP (Notice to Proceed), or was considered ordinary maintenance.<strong>Open</strong>: Case may be going through one of several processes including applications, pending conditions for COAs, denials, HDC reviews, or notice letters.<strong>Open- Sent to BSEED</strong>: Violation scope has been referred to BSEED (Buildings, Safety Engineering and Environmental Department) for inspection and potential further enforcement. Questions about such enforcement should be directed to <a href='https://detroitmi.gov/departments/buildings-safety-engineering-and-environmental-department' rel='nofollow ugc'>BSEED</a>.<strong>Open - Sent to Court (BSEED)</strong>: BSEED has referred these cases to court for further enforcement.</p>
<p>For more information please contact <a href='[e-mail]' rel='nofollow ugc'>[e-mail]</a> or visit <a href='https://detroitmi.gov/departments/planning-and-development-department/historic-district-commission-information/making-exterior-changes-within-local-historic-districts' rel='nofollow ugc'>Making Exterior Changes within Local Historic Districts</a> within the city of Detroit's website.</p>