Ticket for "blight" during renovations - who is responsible?

[Rivy S.]

I just received a $500 ticket in the mail for one of my properties in Detroit.  It was for "vacant property blight", and referenced furniture and other things in the yard.  This property is vacant, and was undergoing renovations at the time.  One of the things I paid for was $750 to remove all the debris from the house, which would require a dumpster. So my question is, who is responsible for this ticket? Me? The property manager? The contractor who was emptying the house?

[Roy N.]

You own the property, you are responsible from the city's/municipalities perspective.  

If you would like to share the pain with your contractor or property manager that is your undertaking.

However, if you have renovation/construction permits pulled for the property and the "blight" was short-lived (i.e. a few days), you may/should be able to convince the by-law folks to rescind the ticket.