Pubdate: Tue, 08 May 2007 Source: Prince George Citizen (CN BC) Copyright: 2007 Prince George Citizen Contact: http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/350 Author: Willow Arune LANDLORDS NEED TO STEP UP First and foremost, congratulations to the RCMP for its many recent raids on crack shacks on Quince and adjoining streets. Great work. Now, it's time for city council to get involved. We should pass a bylaw similar to those in many other municipalities that target grow-ops. Pass the cost of enforcement back on to the unscrupulous landlords who rent these places out for illegal activities. There is simply no way a landlord who knows his business cannot see that the premises are used for such purposes; he can evict the tenants for carrying on illegal activities. If he fails to do so, he should be responsible for the costs of enforcement just as other landlords pay the costs if a grow-op is found on their premises. The police are doing their job. The landlords need to take responsibility for their part of this problem. - -- Willow Arune Prince George - --- MAP posted-by: Beth Wehrman