Updated Mon, October 19, 2026 at 8:02 PM UTC
On Monday, Erie’s mayor met with her team to discuss new safety requirements that the city is going to explore for property owners and tenants moving forward.
After the Perry Street mass shooting that occurred on Friday, October 9, the city’s Bureau of Building Standards and Safety came up with five main takeaways from their meeting.
Those points include: requiring inspections for all rental properties and for any property deemed uninhabitable before the notice can be removed, and providing police with a list of those properties.
Other actions include having all inspectors go through mandated child abuse reporter training and creating a process for house tenants so they’re not put out on the street when a property has been deemed uninhabitable.
According to the city, these actions will require ordinance changes and working with external partners.
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