Council Backs Tougher Approach to Nuisance Properties

Council backs tougher approach to nuisance properties

Winnsboro Mayor Alice Wallace-James called Monday for a more aggressive effort to address blighted properties and overgrown lots, saying lengthy delays in enforcement have allowed nuisance properties to remain throughout the community.

After yearlong lull, Portland moves to foreclose on 15 nuisance properties

Portland officials are looking to restart foreclosures on derelict nuisance properties after more than a year of lax enforcement.