Southaven increases fines for residential property lack of maintenance
Violations to Southaven’s property maintenance code include too many roofing shingles missing, chipping of paint, rotting porches, decaying fences and parking inoperable motor vehicles at the house. (Jim Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
In hopes of addressing properties in disrepair, Southaven has increased the fine for residences where owners don’t address long-standing problems.
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Toni Lepeska is a freelance reporter for The Daily Memphian. The 34-year veteran of newspaper journalism is an award-winning essayist and covers a diversity of topics, always seeking to reveal the human story behind the news. Toni, who grew up in Cayce, Mississippi, is a graduate of the University of Mississippi. To learn more, visit tonilepeska.com
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