City of New Orleans

Grass Cutting and Lot Abatement

Records of lot abatement actions document instances where the City of New Orleans cut grass on private property after owners failed to maintain it, as mandated by Chapter 66. Each record includes the property address, abatement date, service cost, case number, and status of the abatement action.

Example records
Namelegal entityStreet AddressaddressOpen / ClosedstatusCase NumberidentifierCase TypeclassificationCurrent StatusstatusCurrent Status DatetemporalCase Filed DatetemporalInitial Inspection DatetemporalInitial Inspection ResultstatusViolation Letter SenttemporalHas Work Orderstatus
Center for Employment Opportunites 6434 Praro StClosed21-03783-CH66Chapter 66Case Expired05/03/2022 01:04:01 PM05/06/2021 08:54:06 AM06/08/2021 12:00:00 AMViolation: No WIP08/12/2021 02:53:01 PMtrue
Center for Employment Opportunites 5970 N Galvez StClosed21-03822-CH66Chapter 66Case Expired08/25/2021 01:57:06 AM05/06/2021 11:47:11 AM06/15/2021 12:00:00 AMViolation: No WIP07/27/2021 01:37:51 PMtrue
Center for Employment Opportunites 9001 Adele StClosed21-04490-CH66Chapter 66Violations Abated05/09/2022 01:46:00 AM05/24/2021 03:11:27 PM06/16/2021 12:00:00 AMViolation: No WIP08/04/2021 02:33:00 PMtrue
Use cases

Commercial Property Underwriting Screen

A commercial property insurer evaluating a policy application checks whether the subject property or adjacent parcels have a history of city-initiated abatement actions, using repeated violations and maintenance cut counts as indicators of owner neglect that could elevate liability or property condition risk.

Street AddressCurrent StatusNumber Of Maintenance CutsMva ClassCase Filed Date

KYB Adverse Action Flag for Business Entities

A fintech lender onboarding a small business applicant cross-references the applicant's legal name against this dataset to determine whether the business has been cited for property code violations in New Orleans, treating unresolved abatement cases as a signal of operational or financial distress.

NameStreet AddressOpen / ClosedCurrent StatusViolation Letter Sent

Neighborhood Blight Scoring for Real Estate Investment

A real estate analytics firm building a blight index for New Orleans neighborhoods aggregates abatement case density, market value area classifications, and recurrence rates by geographic cluster to score blocks for investment risk or redevelopment opportunity.

LocationMva ClassNumber Of Maintenance CutsCase Filed DateInitial Cut Type
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