Some city landlords are overreacting to new rules designed to ensure that tenants know how and when to dispose of their trash and that they follow the rules

A measure proposed by Councilman Bruce Kraus mandates that, when landlords sign up new tenants, the property owners must advise them of when trash is collected, when it is to be placed at the curb, what items are to be bagged for recycling and what is not suitable for residential collection. All of this is to be accomplished by having tenants put their initials to a series of statements that spell out the details of city garbage collection. Then the tenants and landlords are to sign the form and submit it to the city.

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