I’ve been wondering for awhile when we’d begin seeing overcrowding issues crop up because of people losing their homes and moving in with relatives and friends. The Chicago […]
Foreclosure
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Walking away from a mortgage
Inspectors need to be concerned with more than foreclosed properties because more and more people are calculating the numbers and walking away from their homes and mortgages because […]
Building Codes / Code Enforcement
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How Do You Know You Have Exigent Circumstances?
One of the best ideas I heard at the OBOA/MVBOC joint conference was during a discussion on what constitutes exigent circumstances. A building official said simply, “I know […]
Code Enforcement / Foreclosure
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Attending Sheriffs’ Sales on Foreclosed Property
I’m just back from the SBOC conference in Lisle, IL and the OBOA and MVBOC joint conference in Dayton, Ohio. One of the things I especially enjoy, in […]
Code Enforcement / Foreclosure / property maintenance
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Vacant Property Toolkit Available
The Vacant Property Toolkit from the Business and Professional People for the Public Interest is finally ready and posted on its website at http://www.bpichicago.org/VacantPropertyResources.php I’ve written about this […]