Nuisance Premises 
Nuisance Premises
The Evanston Police Department, in cooperation with the Northwestern University Police Department, keeps watch over Evanston’s neighborhoods to curb the effects of disruptive behavior and crime on individuals in their homes, businesses and on the public way. The Nuisance Premises ordinance, amended by the City Council in 2007, allows the Evanston Police Department to hold landlords, managers and building owners accountable for encouraging or permitting criminal activity on their properties.
Pursuant to the Nuisance Premises ordinance, the Chief of Police can deem a property to be a nuisance premises after either one felony or two misdemeanors/ordinance violations, specifically arrests or citations, occur within a six-month period on-site. Once a property is declared a nuisance premises, the ordinance requires that the property owner/manager meet with the Chief of Police within 30 days to develop and implement measures designed to abate the nuisance. Property owners/managers who fail to implement a successful plan of correction may ultimately receive fines from the City’s Division of Administrative Hearings.
“This is a key component of our civil enforcement initiative. Our goal is to improve the quality of life for all Evanston residents.” - Richard Eddington, Chief of Police
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