A revised policy on dangerous or insanitary buildings in Dunedin will do little to resolve a bugbear for city councillors — property owners getting away with allowing their buildings to deteriorate badly.
Cr David Benson-Pope asked council staff at a meeting earlier this week whether anything more could be done about property owners who favoured "demolition by neglect".
Cr Benson-Pope received the answer he expected — no.
One change on the way is that buildings near dangerous buildings will be covered by the policy.
Consultation on the policy will be carried out in February.
The council administers the Building Act, which requires that buildings deemed dangerous or insanitary, and those nearby affected by this, are managed in a timely manner to remove the danger and fix the insanitary conditions.
