City lawmakers vote to move fines imposed on landlords to tax bills

City lawmakers vote to move fines imposed on landlords to tax bills

The Syracuse Common Council unanimously voted Monday to roll over fines imposed to landlords for property code violations onto owners’ tax bills. The measure could help the city collect at least an approximate $2 million in fines that property owners have skirted in the last two years. Giving the city the ability to collect that money through property tax bills, councilors say, is an important step toward improving the quality of the city’s hous…