Sentences with phrase «zombie homes»

A statewide action to address the growing problem of zombie homes will benefit local municipalities.

He also cited his work to address zombie homes.

An epidemic of zombie homes has impacted communities statewide.

Also at 10:30 a.m., Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano will join AG Eric Schneiderman as he makes remarks on zombie homes in Long Island, front steps Of Nassau County Legislative Office Building, 1550 Franklin Ave., Mineola.

Erie County, New York - Legislator Patrick Burke has put forth a resolution to reduce the blight of zombie homes in Erie County.

By providing data and training to municipalities, we have the potential to both increase the number of families saved from foreclosure and decrease the number of zombie homes across Erie County,» said Kate Lockhart, Paralegal with the WNY Law Center.

New York Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney stood with local leaders in Newburgh Thursday, announcing legislation to help turn so - called zombie homes into housing for homeless veterans.

Croci and Klein released the report as lawmakers make a final push to pass a bill cracking down on zombie homes before the state Legislature ends its session on Thursday.

Unfortunately neighborhoods have to deal with the consequences of these vacant, zombie homes while the banks hold up foreclosing.

The hotline provides added teeth to the recently passed zombie home legislation, facilitating compliance and a path out of the crisis that has persisted years after the housing crash hit.

At 1:30 p.m., IDC Leader Jeff Klein, Sen. David Carlucci and Nyack Mayor Jennifer White urge Rockland homeowners to report zombie homes and reveal the latest data on zombie properties throughout Rockland County, 8 Hamilton Pl., Nyack.

The City of Niagara Falls, which in August posted mocking signs in front of five zombie homes owned by Citizens Bank, has filed a State Supreme Court lawsuit demanding that the bank either sell the vacant houses or repair building code violations found there.

While accurate numbers have been hard to come by, it has been estimated, based on data released by Realty Trac in 2015, that there are some 16,000 zombie homes across the state.

Bellone pointed to county efforts at eliminating so - called zombie homes and toxic tax - delinquent properties through its land bank, including a partnership with Brookhaven Town over the next two years to bring back 1,908 foreclosed homes in North Bellport.

«This was particularly busy time — often with multiple events in a day — when the governor was negotiating a landmark end - of - session package in Albany to fight heroin addiction and breast cancer, crack down on zombie homes and release much - need money to build supportive housing for the homeless,» Azzopardi stated.

Cuomo and lawmakers in both chambers did agree on other important legislation, such as measures to address the scourge of heroin and opioid abuse and to attack the problem of zombie homes.

The Erie County Legislature has become the latest to sign onto a campaign to shame and push banks to take care of hundreds of vacant «zombie homes» that have deteriorated for years because of stalled foreclosures.

«These zombie homes not only prove to be an eyesore in our communities but pose real dangers to our neighbors and children,» Murphy said.

A South Shore region dotted with affluent communities overlooking Great South Bay has a zombie home problem that is «one of the worst in the state,» a state lawmaker said Tuesday.

Klein said in an interview the zombie home problem in Croci's district has «probably gotten worse» in recent years.

In order to better keep track of any vacant properties, whether it be a zombie home, bank - owned home or an abandoned home, the two offices unveiled a new joint Nightmare Neighbor Task Force.

Furthermore, these zombie homes decrease the property value of neighboring homes and become an enormous burden for local code enforcement and emergency service providers.

New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says there is $ 21 million in new funds to help land banks purchase vacant and abandoned properties, sometimes known as «zombie homes.»

«For each zombie home that we cure and for each that we prevent with this legislation, we are saving entire neighborhoods from the corrosive effect of blight and neglect.»

A South Shore region dotted with affluent communities overlooking Great South Bay has a zombie home problem that is «one of the worst in the state,» a state lawmaker said.

«Today's agreements are a welcome step forward in our fight to stop the epidemic of vacant «zombie homes,» which have burdened our communities with maintenance costs, lowered property values, and crime,» he said.

Brookhaven officials are planning to create a registry of foreclosed houses to keep track of zombie homes and make it easier to find their owners.

Cichon outlined a plan for the clerk's office to create a «zombie homes» task force, based on a model in Monroe County, that brings together struggling homeowners, banks, lawyers and government officials.

He says it will help communities reclaim so - called «zombie homes» and generate the affordable housing stock that families need.

The agreement contains provisions to combat rural blight and «zombie homes» — or abandoned bank - owned properties — by expediting the rehabilitation, repair and improvement of these eyesores.

«WNY Law Center has been at the center of this zombie homes fight.

Schneiderman announced a pilot program that will make $ 4 million available to land banks statewide for New Yorkers to take over «zombie homes» in their neighborhoods and rehab them into affordable rental housing.

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.

On Long Island, the Town of Oyster Bay has banned the use of plywood to cover windows and doors on foreclosed «zombie homes,» in an attempt to eliminate the boarded - up eyesores in its neighborhoods.

New York has purchased an additional 92 mortgages on Long Island in danger of going into foreclosure in order to keep properties from becoming «zombie homes.»

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is making $ 13 million available to deal with «zombie homes» in New York State.

The City of Cortland is getting more help from the state to fight the problem of so - called «zombie homes.»

New York State Attorney General Eric 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.

The Erie County Legislature has signed on to the push to reduce «zombie homes.»

State Attorney Eric Schneiderman was to announce late Friday morning a pilot program that will make available to land banks statewide $ 4 million for New Yorkers to take over «zombie homes» in their neighborhoods and rehab them into affordable rental housing.

My children call graveyards «zombie homes» and we like to visit them frequently to walk through.

The state of New York takes its next steps in its ongoing battle against neighborhood blight caused by abandoned foreclosures by unveiling a new program designed to help cities throughout the state fight back against the rise of zombie homes.

The share of zombie homes has increased, despite the decline in total foreclosures, according to the latest data from RealtyTrac.

Florida also has a large number of «zombie homes,» which are abandoned, unsold foreclosed homes.