CH&PA issues over 3,000 warnings to home owners

May 15, 2018 News

CHPA ranger in operation (CHPA image)

The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA), through the recently implemented Ranger Programme, within the last two months, issued 3050 warnings to residents in communities on the East Bank of Demerara (EBD).
The Agency stated that it is pleased with what the Ranger programme has been able to accomplish. The CH&PA management said that 2,229 of the 3050 warnings were issued in April, while 313 were written warnings, some of which were issued in March. Contravention notices were also issued.
While going through the communities, CH&PA dealt with several issues. Some of the issues were dumping of construction materials on the roadways and parapets; blocking interlocking drains with building materials; parking storage containers on parapets; and dumping of derelict vehicle and garbage on parapets.
CH&PA stated that a significant percentage of the residents that were warned have complied, while others are refusing to adhere to the warnings. It said that it is currently working with them to remedy the situation.
Officials from the CH&PA said that they were able to obtain photographic evidence from residents in the community of a garbage truck dumping garbage in one of the communities. CH&PA said that it will be making contact with the garbage company to address the matter.
In addition, persons from several housing schemes have been reaching out to CH&PA via Facebook to make complaints of violations. Persons have also visited and called the office to make complaints.
The agency is calling on residents living in communities under its purview to adhere to the clauses agreed to in their agreements of sale, titles, and transports.
The CH&PA said that the Rangers will only be working in housing schemes that were not handed over to Town Councils or Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDC).
For communities that were handed over, the CH&PA has advised residents to take their complaints to the relevant Town Councils or NDC to have them addressed.
The Central Housing and Planning Authority said that it is grateful to the public for its support of the recently implemented Rangers Programme.

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