San Jose mayor hopes to fight blight, seize ownership of abandoned historic church
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan is trying something new to fight blight. He is floating a plan to seize ownership of an abandoned ...
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Real Estate
SAN JOSE — City officials launched a lawsuit against the owners of an empty and abandoned downtown San Jose property that has become what is considered a municipal site of blight. The vacant ...
‘Bye Bye to Blight’: Gary’s Aetna Residents See Hope as Demolitions Continue
Penelope Love and her fellow neighbors of the Aetna Manor Revitalization Program have worked to restore the neighborhood through various cleanup projects. But eliminating blighted structures would ...
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Richmond officials target 'blighted' vehicles on city streets
Since the beginning of February, 99 vehicles have been warned, cited or towed for violations related to vehicle blight.
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Detroit officials, controversial property owner forge deal to clean up blighted buildings
He's accused of "stifling" development but Detroit property owner Dennis Kefallinos says he has "no idea" why more 100 buildings that he's connected to in the city are considered public nuisances ...
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City enacts new enforcement code to combat property blight
In March, the city of Fitchburg Health Department began the implementation and enforcement of a city code that will provide ...
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Fighting blight: Lamar offers to remove abandoned signs for free
The Metro Council is set to consider a cooperative endeavor agreement between the city-parish and Lamar Advertising at its ...