Sentences with phrase «called zombie property»

The commercial focuses on that decision, as well as his work on the so - called zombie property issue in Western New York and his current battle to keep the state from relocating the children's psychiatric center.

The Attorney General's Abandoned Property Neighborhood Relief Act will hold «land banks» accountable for so - called zombie properties.

After passing the duty to maintain, however, New York saw a spike in so - called zombie properties.

But some eyebrows were raised that Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who has made cracking down on so - called zombie properties a top priority in recent years, was not invited to the events.

There's also $ 2 million to help low - income families make the kind of repairs and renovations to their homes needed to avoid foreclosure and another million to prevent so - called zombie properties.

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So - called «zombie» properties — vacant residences that have fallen into foreclosure limbo and the owners have essentially abandoned — have increased in the wake of the mortgage crisis and subsequent financial meltdown in the last decade.

Klein's bill calls for expanding the zombie - properties registry to include bank - owned properties, and penalties of $ 500 per day for failing to maintain a property post-foreclosure.

AG Eric Schneiderman lauded Cuomo's announcement today regarding a crackdown on so - called «zombie» properties, though the attorney general is still pushing for legal changes that would apply to all lenders.

At 10 a.m., Cuomo signs legislation to combat so - called «zombie properties» in New York, 208 Hazard St., Solvay.

The registry is a powerful tool for both homeowners and local officials and we encourage all New Yorkers living near «zombie» properties to call DFS so that we can take appropriate action to make sure those responsible are held accountable.»

The Bronx Democrat, who was on to discuss his measure meant to crack down on banks that have so - called «zombie properties» said he hoped to convince his colleagues a compromise can be had on the measure.

This week, Cuomo signed bills to combat the heroin and opioid crisis and to combat the issue of homes that have been vacated or abandoned, called «zombie properties.»

A task force formed by Monroe County Clerk Adam Bello has issued its first report addressing a problem Bello calls one of the most concerning and frustrating issues facing homeowners: vacant or «zombie» properties.

NEW YORK, NY — Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced grant awards totaling $ 12.6 million to help 76 cities, towns, and villages across the state address the problem of vacant properties and so - called «zombie homes» — vacant and abandoned homes that are not maintained during a prolonged foreclosure proceeding.

(AP & WXXI News) The mayors of Rochester, Buffalo and 14 other cities in New York State have written to lawmakers asking them to pass legislation to require mortgage lenders to maintain so - called «zombie properties.»

A group called Take Back the Land was disappointed to hear that; they point out that the vast majority of zombie properties nationwide are left behind by rental property owners who give up.