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Cleveland Neighborhoods Win a Round in Fight Against Banks Over Foreclosures

For neighborhoods fighting the blight and deteriorating property values caused by foreclosed properties that banks abandon or unload on speculators, this is big news: A housing court judge in Cleveland has ordered Wells Fargo to clean up the foreclosed houses it owns in Cleveland.
In the preliminary injunction he issued Thursday, Judge Raymond Pianka also required [...]