Archives For: nuisance property

Birmingham Council Presented with Law to Allow Foreclosure on Nuisance Properties

A proposed ordinance in Birmingham would give city officials the power to seek foreclosure on nuisance properties with the goal of neighborhood revitalization.

2 Sep 2025

Jacksonville Looks to Land Bank to Deal with Abandoned Houses

The city of Jacksonville is getting into the land bank business with hopes of making abandoned properties usable again and cleaning up the city.

30 Aug 2022

The Fight Against Blight in Blackford County

Hartford City, along with Build a Better Blackford, the Blackford Development Corporation, and the City’s Property Standards Board are working together to fight blight.

23 Aug 2022

114 Housing Units in Northwest Philly Unlocked for Redevelopment

25 properties that for years have been a nuisance to the communities of Germantown and Mount Airy are on their way to redevelopment.

16 Aug 2022

Baker Approves Revised Property Maintenance Ordinance

The Baker City Herald released an article discussing a recently passed Baker, Ore., ordinance that will allow the Baker Justice Court judge to block access to properties the judge deems “chronic neighborhood nuisances”.

13 Mar 2019