Carolina Holdings, Inc. v. Housing Appeals Board

WALKER, Judge.

Petitioner owns Eastway Apartments in Charlotte. In June and July of 1998, the City of Charlotte inspected all of the apartments in the complex and found violations of the Charlotte Housing Code (the Code) in every apartment. The two most prominent code violations were of sections 11-52 (“space and use”) and 11-53 (“light and ventilation”). Scott Edwards, the inspector, noted at least one of these violations in every apartment and provided estimates of the value of each apartment unit and the cost of repair to bring the units into compliance.

The inspector provided notice to…