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Tuesday, May 29th, 2012

Posts Tagged Real Estate Owned properties

Banks and the Blight They Leave Behind: It’s Not Just Cleveland Anymore

By | 07.07.09 | 9:07 am

Via Patrick.net, here’s more about how some banks abandoned their foreclosed properties and left innocent neighbors to deal with the blight. And no, this isn’t just happening in Cleveland. In Petaluma, Calif.,  one neighbor got so fed up fighting with Bank of America– More…

New Local Laws Allow Towns to Fight Foreclosure Blight

By | 05.04.09 | 9:11 am

Calculated Risk has an excellent roundup today of local efforts to fight vacancies and blight caused by banks that abandon their foreclosed homes. Cities and neighborhoods increasingly are using local ordinance laws to require lenders to register their vacant properties and to keep them from falling into disrepair. California More…