Ms. Patty Camacho

Patty Camacho, the lobbyist for the Property Rights Coalition, which represents Realtors and other business groups, supported the new law.

The Ability Center of Greater Toledo sponsored this milestone ordinance in collaboration with Tony Plath (Executive Director) of the Home Builders Association of Greater Toledo, Louis Escobar (Council President), Rob Ludeman (Councilmen), Steve Fought (Assistant Clerk to Council), Clinton Wallace (Chief Building Official in Toledo), Julie Gibbons (Assistant Legislative Director for City of Toledo) and Patty Comacho of the Property Rights Coalition with the support of other local disability-related organizations were also instrumental in passing the ordinance.

Councilman Rob Ludeman, Council President Louis Escobar, Patty Camacho, Executive Director of the Property Rights Coalition (standing) and Wendy Wiitala, Accessibility Advocate for The Ability Center (seated).

"It should probably be up there in his top priorities for our industry to have a point person to go through and to have the follow-up it needs," said Patty Camacho, executive director of the Property Rights Coalition, which represents the real estate sales and development industry.

"You've got to give him a little time.The first quarter's for getting your feet back in it, getting your staff in line," Ms. Camacho said.

Patty Camacho, the lobbyist for the Property Rights Coalition, which represents the Realtors and other business groups, said the city does not have enough inspectors to enforce current codes.

"The administration and enforcement scheme of the ordinance is overly cumbersome and will require added staff and expense that the city can ill afford," she said.

Like the councilman, Patty Camacho of the Property Rights Coalition suggests Toledo could send housing investors to other cities where regulations against marketing substandard property are less intrusive.

But Patty Camacho, executive director of the Property Rights Coalition, a group representing the local real estate industry, pointed out that the law does not address rental properties unless the owner sells, and said existing housing and nuisance abatement laws would be adequate to solve such problems if they were properly enforced.
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Of primary concern to Ms. Camacho is the possibility that the legislation would be seen by investors and developers as overbearing, and that they would look outside the city for potential properties.

"How much do you want government to intrude?You talk about regionalism, and an equal playing field.Here, it definitely puts the playing field at a disadvantage in terms of investing in the city of Toledo," she said.