Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Phoenix aiming to ease foreclosure-home blight

A new program to lessen the blight from too many vacant and neglected foreclosure homes is being tested in west Phoenix.
A few weeks ago, Phoenix's Neighborhood Services Department began closely monitoring foreclosure homes in the area between 75th and 91st avenues and Thomas and Camelback roads. A city inspector checks houses about to be foreclosed on or already in foreclosure for common signs of neglect: tall weeds and grass, dead plants, abandoned vehicles, junk and litter, open windows or doors, broken fences and graffiti.

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1 comment:

  1. How much of a blight are people seeing? Is this a problem in all neighborhoods? Seems like investors are part of the solution, they correct poor properties!

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