Town of Tolland Blight Ordinance

The Tolland Town Council adopted a Blight Ordinance, effective November 3, 2016. Here are key components you should be aware of:

• The Blight Ordinance (see attachment below) only applies to residential properties.
• Anyone may submit a blight complaint, but all complaints must be submitted using the Blight Complaint Form (see attachment below).
• Unsigned Blight Complaint Forms may be submitted, but will be given a lower priority than signed forms.
• Please be aware, that if you email a blight complaint, your email will be part of the public record. Anonymous complaints may be hand delivered or mailed without a return address.
• Please pay close attention to the definition of "Blighted Premises" in Article 3.  This definition spells out what types of conditions are considered blight.
• While staff will conduct an initial review of Blight Complaint Forms, the Blight Review Committee will make the ultimate determination of Blight.

For details about the Blight Review Committee, please see the Committee's webpage.  If you have questions, email us at blight@tolland.org.