Neighbors Beg Portland Officials to Foreclose ‘Hazard’ House, 8 Other Properties
Industry Update
September 11, 2023
Source: koin.com
The City of Portland is taking action against property owners with houses that have caused problems on the east side of town. Now nine homes are on a list of likely foreclosures, as the city is trying to get them under control.
The properties and their owners include:
- 1225 NE 109th, Levine & Marvelene Smith Trust
- 9124 NE Prescott St, Gerald K & Vicki L Decker
- 624-638 N Beech, Gregory Jon Martin
- 111 NE Killingsworth St, Killingsworth Rodney LLC
- 6417 SE 84th Ave, Michaele A Jarvis
- 6402 SE 103rd Ave, 103rd Multiplex LLC
- 2826 SE 87th Ave, Kelly Freed
- 1229 N Bryant, Shane A Allbee
- 14214 SE Crystal Springs, Diana Munden-Bush
Neighbors say the house on NE Killingsworth Street used to be nice, with normal neighbors. But over the last three years, that all changed. An eye sore is the least of people’s worries.
In June, KOIN 6 detailed the fires, squatters, criminal activity and 911 calls at 111 NE Killingsworth. Properties like this with absentee owners have been a source of frustration for the families that live nearby.
“It’s just a source of stress. Not knowing what’s going on, not understanding why it takes so very long. When it takes years and years … It’s clearly a terrible situation, a hazard for anyone involved,” said Dave Muller, who lives near the property on NE Killingsworth.
Currently, there are two liens against that property, it’s been delinquent since April, the owner owes nearly $10,000 in fines, and the property taxes are one year past due. This is a similar scenario for the other problem properties the city wants to address.
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