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You’ve probably heard that Senator Charles Grassley (R, Iowa) has launched an investigation into the fraud and waste at Baltimore Housing — read a letter from Senator Grassley to Sean Donovan, HUD...
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Occupancy fraud is on the rise across the country, according to the Santa Cruz Sentinel. Speaking of occupancy fraud, I wonder if Maryland has gone after the taxpayers who have been illegally claiming...
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Beware the “sovereign citizen” selling a vacant house. It’s probably not his to sell. Thieves in Cleveland have been targeting vacant homes — stealing appliances, copper wire — basically anything of...
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NY AG to Wells Fargo — You’re violating the terms of the mortgage settlement agreement. (Surprise, surprise, Wells Fargo is up to its shady business again….) Also from DSNews, the feds have decided to...
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As you can imagine, folks in Cleveland are tired of slumlords, too. And they had some words for an absentee slumlord who lives in Florida. In New York, an attorney was convicted on multiple counts of...
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ABC 2 News reports a vacant caught fire and burned in SW Baltimore — according to state and city tax records, the address in question doesn’t exist. Harriet M Taylor of Ellicott City was sentenced to...
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Detroit braces for a state takeover, Governor Snyder cites lack of city services to citizens as a catalyst for action. As much as Baltimore denies its Rust Belt status, looking to other cities like...
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Changes coming for BCFD firefighters — the mayor’s budget calls for longer hours, and a loss of 100 to 300 positions due to attrition (depending on which media source you read, the number changes)....
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If you live in Baltimore City, you won’t want to miss this important meeting regarding the second round of proposed irresponsible cuts to the fire department. Your home and family could be at risk!...
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Home ownership rates fell to an 18-year low, according to a report issued by the US Census Bureau on Thursday. Banks are retreating from low-income neighborhoods, especially those hit hard by predatory...
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Lots of good stuff in the news this week! In the Baltimore Sun, Luke Broadwater reports the Housing Authority of Baltimore City has disbanded and laid off its Housing Security Unit. These were the...
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Haven’t done one of these in a while, so there are lots of random interesting links! Oh, the things people do in and around vacants…don’t let your kids read this one. The Chicago City Council approved...
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City Drops Ball, Citizens Go Public on Facebook, City Says “Don’t Do That”.
Residents in one Baltimore neighborhood have been complaining about one house for months. 311 calls, online complaints, emails to Councilman Curran’s office — and nothing was done…until the residents...
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