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Task force releases zombie properties report
The Monroe County task force on zombie properties issued its first round of recommendations for local, state, and federal governments and agencies today. Members of the Task Force on Vacant and Abandoned Properties laid out the recommendations during a press conference. The suggestions focus on three areas: Prevention of vacancies; Identification and maintenance of vacant […]
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The housing plague lurking in Monroe County’s neighborhoods
From her front driveway, Kelly Rush has a perfect view of a neighboring house’s buckling roof. The vacant house is surrounded by well-maintained properties on a quiet street in Irondequoit’s Sea Breeze neighborhood; it’s the rotten tooth in an otherwise perfect smile. The house has fallen so far into disrepair that Irondequoit officials plan to […]
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Week Ahead: Events for the week of Monday, August 15
County Clerk Adam Bello’s task force on vacant and abandoned properties – zombie properties – will hold a public forum from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday in the Rochester City Hall’s City Council Chambers, 30 Church Street. Bello assembled the task force to examine how the houses become vacant and why they stay unoccupied, […]
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Legislator calls for zombie registry
Republican County Legislature Tony Micciche released legislation to create a county-wide database of vacant homes.
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State makes some progress on tracking zombie properties
The state has reached an agreement with 11 large mortgage lenders to better maintain foreclosed properties. The lenders make up 70 percent of the mortgage market in New York, according to a press release sent out yesterday by Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Office. The mortgage companies have promised to make sure that the properties under their […]
