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Code Enforcement / Foreclosure / property maintenance

Vacant properties and the downward spiral

Posted on: June 25, 2011November 9, 2011

The Chicago Tribune has a very good article about how vacant properties (due to the foreclosure crisis) are decimating poor communities because of the increase in crime.  This […]

Court cases / Foreclosure / Law Enforcement and Codes

Homeowner forecloses on Bank of America

Posted on: June 6, 2011November 9, 2011

This story is too delightful not to post.  Bank of America filed a foreclosure lawsuit against a homeowner despite the fact that the homeowner bought his house in […]

Code Enforcement / Foreclosure / Ordinances / property maintenance

No end in sight for foreclosures and dropping home prices

Posted on: May 31, 2011November 9, 2011

Thirteen percent of U.S. homes are now vacant according to a new report in the Huffington Post.  Prices are dropping but people who have the money to buy […]

Code Enforcement / Foreclosure / Ordinances / Politics / Politics and building codes / property maintenance

Inspectors support bill holding lenders responsible

Posted on: May 25, 2011November 9, 2011

There’s a bill pending in Illinois which would allow local governments to pass ordinances that would make lenders responsible for the upkeep of vacant properties in foreclosure.  Needless […]

Building Codes / Code Enforcement / Fire Prevention / Foreclosure / Law Enforcement and Codes / property maintenance / training

Reflections on Midwest tour

Posted on: May 15, 2011November 9, 2011

I recently completed a 2 month period of travel all over the Midwest doing trainings for building officials, fire inspectors, property maintenance and housing inspectors and law enforcement […]

Building Codes / Code Enforcement / Foreclosure / property maintenance

Tenants Pressure Lenders to Repair Buildings

Posted on: April 24, 2011November 9, 2011

Should lenders allow buyers to purchase a foreclosed building for less than what the lender can get for the property so the buyer has enough money left over […]

Foreclosure

Inside Job

Posted on: April 9, 2011November 9, 2011

In the past I’ve recommended books on the foreclosure crisis such as Michael Lewis’s The Big Short. Last night I finally got to see “Inside Job”, the film […]

Building Codes / Code Enforcement / Fire Prevention / Foreclosure / property maintenance

Foreclosure and legal limbo

Posted on: April 6, 2011November 9, 2011

One of the most difficult situations I deal with as a prosecutor is trying to find someone to take responsibility for a property where it is in foreclosure, […]

Code Enforcement / Foreclosure / property maintenance

America’s Foreclosure Ghost Towns

Posted on: March 30, 2011November 9, 2011

Is your city included in this list: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/30/foreclosures-ghost-towns_n_840663.html#s259246&title=Cleveland_Ohio ?  It shows us that the crisis is not behind us yet and we’re going to continue to have problems […]

Building Codes / Code Enforcement / Fire Prevention / Foreclosure / property maintenance

Condo Blues

Posted on: March 17, 2011November 9, 2011

I was recently contacted by someone who is gathering data on the housing market with a special interest in the health of condominium associations.  He was concerned that […]

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