Pubdate: Tue, 24 Apr 2007 Source: Chatham Daily News, The (CN ON) Page: 7 Copyright: 2007 OSPREY Media Group Inc. Contact: http://www.chathamdailynews.ca Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1627 Author: Kevin Yaxley LANDLORD ASSOCIATION SUPPORTS POLICE ACTION EDITOR'S NOTE: The following letter is addressed to Chief Carl Herder. Sir: Re: "New form of drug seizure," April 13 Chatham Daily News. The Chatham-Kent Landlord Association is in full support of the Chatham-Kent Police using the new law to go after properties where drugs are a continuous problem. The Chatham-Kent Landlord Association is an association in the Municipality of Chatham-Kent comprised of over 80 landlords. The Chatham-Kent Landlord Association is in strong support of legislation that deters illegal activity that has a significant impact on the freedom and the quality of life of members within the Municipality of Chatham-Kent. Landlords who continuously rent to drug dealers, are aware of the activity and take no action to stop it, should lose their property. This illegal activity brings to the neighbourhood and the community a significant amount of detrimental illegal activity (thefts, violence, prostitution, etc), emotional damage and financial damage (property damage and theft, decrease in property value, inability to rent rental properties, municipal tax dollars and federal and provincial tax dollars etc). For these landlords to lose their property is a small price to pay compared to the impact they have on the community. These landlords are profiting from illegal activity that feeds from hard working people. If you need any further support to help you achieve your goal, please give me a call. Working together to make our community a better place to live in. Kevin Yaxley President Chatham-Kent Landlord Association - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom