Maryland Governor Aims to Reduce Vacant Properties in Baltimore by 5,000 October 3, 2024 Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed an executive order Tuesday that aims to transform 5,000 vacant properties in Baltimore into homeownership...
Vacant Commercial Property Owners Face Sidewalk Liability: New Jersey Supreme Court June 17, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson The New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled that all commercial landowners — including owners of vacant commercial lots — have...
Person of Interest Sought in Deadly Baltimore Fire in Vacant Rowhouse February 23, 2022 The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has published a video of a man considered to be a...
West Virginia City to Require Registration of Vacant Properties June 17, 2015 Owners of vacant properties in Parkersburg, W. Va., soon will have to register the structures with the city. City officials...
Report: 31% of Kansas Foreclosed Homes Are Vacant but Total Still Small November 7, 2014 A company says a report that Kansas has one of the highest rates of vacant foreclosures in the country reflects...
South Carolina City’s Special Court to Deal with Abandoned Properties October 24, 2013 Florence is taking steps to deal with abandoned and run-down buildings and revitalize neighborhoods by starting a city livability court....
Louisiana Officials Want to Speed up Disposal of Blighted Property July 11, 2013 With thousands of properties caught in a three-year legal holding pattern, Baton Rouge, La., and other officials across the state...
More Than 300K Homes Are Foreclosed ‘Zombies’ April 2, 2013 By Barbara Liston A national survey found 301,874 “zombie” properties dotting the U.S. landscape in which homeowners in foreclosure have moved out, leaving...
$20M for Detroit Demolitions Remains Unused February 17, 2012 A published report says Detroit, Mich., has $20 million intended to demolish burned-out dwellings that’s sitting unused. The Detroit Free...
Louisiana City Works to Remove Dilapidated Structures February 16, 2012 The city of Alexandria, La., can’t keep up with the demand for destroying dilapidated structures in the city. During the...