SARACENO: New Perspective on Housing Court Can Provide Change for City
Candidate for Niagara Falls City Court Judge
Housing court has historically been an area of frustration to many city residents. Time and time again I hear people voice their concerns about all the run-down houses within the city and the fact that courts do not seem to have a solution. As a practicing attorney for over twenty years, I have witnessed this firsthand. Cases seem to get adjourned over and over again in an attempt to get the homeowners to make necessary repairs. The problem stems from the fact that many of these homeowners simply do not have the financial means to do the work needed. This problem can be remedied if housing court would borrow a few basic practices that are already utilized in other treatment courts.