A&A: Can A Request for A Code Enforcement Complaint Be Denied?
Q: I’m a reporter doing a story about an elderly woman who owns a house that is in disrepair. Code enforcement has been after her to clean it up. I called code enforcement to ask for a copy of the complaint and was told to submit a public records request, which I did. They rejected the request because it’s an open case. Is that justified? The woman gave me a copy of the complaint, which