The city of Las Vegas is working to prevent another fire like the one at the Alpine Motel Apartments that killed six people and injured dozens.
They're creating on a new mandatory program for property owners that would take a more proactive approach to fire inspections.
"When there are problems, we get notified before they become big problems," said Director of Planning Robert Summerfield,
Fire investigators found a lot of problems at the Alpine Motel Apartments after the fire. They cited the property for 16 code violations, including an exit door bolted shut from the outside.
As of now, fire and code inspections are complaint driven. Unless someone speaks up, a building could go years without an inspection, even if the building has a history of failing inspections like the Alpine.
Under the Multifamily Residential Rental Registry & Inspection Program, property owners would be required to have their building inspected every five years.