Sentences with phrase «report zombie properties»
To report zombie properties contact New York's Department of Financial Services at (800) 342-3736.
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Under a new state law that takes effect Tuesday residents are encouraged to report zombie properties.
The law includes creation of a toll - free hotline for people to report zombie properties, a statewide registry to track them, and fines of up to $ 500.00 per day for every home a bank walks away from.
Erie County Legislator Lynne Dixon has made Assemblyman Michael Kearns» consent form available to residents who wish to report a zombie property in Erie County.
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In partnership with the WNY Law Center, Kearns will conduct trainings for municipality officials on how to report «zombie» properties and work with banks to move these vacant properties back on the market.
Homes near zombie properties lose an average of $ 5,000 in property value, the report said.
Based on the office's findings of bank - owned, publicly listed zombie properties and abandoned properties, which are vacant homes with an unknown owner, the offices released a shocking report, «Nightmare Neighbors: How Badly Maintained Homes Damage Neighborhoods,» which detailed how each type of property drastically depreciates the value or surrounding homes.
The officials also released a new investigative report, «Nightmare Neighbors: How Badly Maintained Homes Damage Neighborhoods,» detailing the negative impact bank - owned, zombie and abandoned properties have on neighborhood home values.
«According to a report compiled by Senator Klein and I, the City of Mount Vernon has suffered significant depreciation in property value, as well as a loss of much needed tax revenue due to the prevalence of zombie, foreclosed or abandoned properties in the city.
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.
The Legislature also has moved to act, passing during the 2016 session legislation that created new maintenance duties for banks and a hotline to report potential zombie properties.