Archives For: Clearboarding
Oyster Bay Bans Use of Plywood to Cover ?Zombie? Houses
Newsday published an article discussing a new ordinance adopted by the Town of Oyster Bay, New York, that bans the use of plywood for boarding up foreclosed homes and mandates the use of clear, impact resistant polycarbonate. Additionally, the legislation requires a $25,000 bond on residential vacant properties that have had a “foreclosure action” commenced, without a requirement to register the property with the municipality.
18 Feb 2018
Middletown, PA Mayor to Host Blight Reduction Presentation, Aug. 14th
ABC 27 (Harrisburg) released a report highlighting a Middletown, Pa. demonstration of SecureView polycarbonate clearboarding. The report features comments from Safeguard Properties Founder and Chairman Robert Klein.
14 Aug 2017
‘Clear boarding’ Replacing Plywood in Bid to Curb Foreclosure Blight
National Mortgage News published an article discussing recent moves by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to widen the use of clearboarding for securing pre-foreclosure and real estate owned (REO) properties.
9 May 2017
Fannie Mae: Announcement SVC-2017-03: Servicing Guide Updates
Fannie Mae issued a news release highlighting a number of updates relevant to servicers and sellers. Included are Servicing Guide changes that respond to industry feedback to increase the limits of property preservation repair descriptions and expenses to include clearboarding.
12 Apr 2017
Breaking Down Blight
DS News published an article authored by Community Blight Solutions Founder and Chairman Robert Klein. In it, Klein discusses the use of polycarbonate clearboarding as a primary tool to secure vacant and abandoned properties in 2017.
6 Feb 2017
First Responders Getting Past the Plywood
DS News published an article discussing the downside of using plywood to secure windows and doors on vacant and abandoned properties.
31 Jan 2017
Clearboarding Demonstration Attracts Attention
DS News released an article highlighting a recent demonstration of polycarbonate window and door coverings that took place in the Cleveland, OH neighborhood of Slavic Village. The demonstration was conducted by Community Blight Solutions, founded by Chairman Robert Klein and featured Clearboarding products marketed through its SecureView Windows division.
4 Apr 2016