Pope v. Propst

Deen, Presiding Judge.

The appellant/defendant, Jeff Pope, is a housing inspector with the Housing Code Enforcement Division of the DeKalb County Development Department. He claims that on August 18, 1981, he received a complaint as to the dilapidated conditions and health problems on Mrs. Propst’s property. He made several visits to the property, visited with her elderly parents who live next door, and presented a written estimate of approximately $30,000 for the repairs needed to meet the housing code’s requirements in order to avoid condemnation. When Mrs. Propst, who was mentally disabled…