Did This Realy Happen?
July 20, 2009
I was sorting through some articles that I had saved as material for blog subjects and one of these caught my attention. It was a "Realegal" bulletin from the California Association of Realtors dated July 11, 2008 entitled "Foreclosure Relief Bill Becomes Law." A year later it is a bit difficult to assess any impact on the adverse effects of the high foreclosure rates in California.
As a real estate agent or as an ordinary resident of a community in the Inland Empire, I am inclined to believe that one of the bills provisions has not been seriously enforced. I feel certain that I am not alone in seeing properties that have not been maintained and that clearly the owners, either individuals or lenders, have let deteriorate; especially as regards the exterior maintenance of the property. With our high temperatures and low rainfall, landscapes have turned brown, trees and shrubs are dying and weeds have proliferated.
Here is what the statute included:
"Maintenance of vacant Properties: Effective July 8, 2008, anyone who acquires a property through foreclosure must maintain the exterior of vacant residential property. Violations of the law include permitting excessive foliage growth that diminishes the value of surrounding properties, failing to take action against trespassers or squatters, failing to take action to prevent mosquitoes from breeding in standing water, or other public nuisances. This law authorizes a government entity to impose a civil fine up to $1,000 per day for any violation, as long as the owner has been given notice and an opportunity to remedy the violation. A violator must be give at least 14 days to begin, and 30 days to complete, such remediation before a fine can be assessed."
Pretty clear, don't you agree? Yet I see many bank-owned properties that are clearly neglected. Is the reason that the notices are not being given to the owners? Why does it seem that this provision of the law has seemingly been ignored? Do any of you readers have the answer?
I was sorting through some articles that I had saved as material for blog subjects and one of these caught my attention. It was a "Realegal" bulletin from the California Association of Realtors dated July 11, 2008 entitled "Foreclosure Relief Bill Becomes Law." A year later it is a bit difficult to assess any impact on the adverse effects of the high foreclosure rates in California.
As a real estate agent or as an ordinary resident of a community in the Inland Empire, I am inclined to believe that one of the bills provisions has not been seriously enforced. I feel certain that I am not alone in seeing properties that have not been maintained and that clearly the owners, either individuals or lenders, have let deteriorate; especially as regards the exterior maintenance of the property. With our high temperatures and low rainfall, landscapes have turned brown, trees and shrubs are dying and weeds have proliferated.
Here is what the statute included:
"Maintenance of vacant Properties: Effective July 8, 2008, anyone who acquires a property through foreclosure must maintain the exterior of vacant residential property. Violations of the law include permitting excessive foliage growth that diminishes the value of surrounding properties, failing to take action against trespassers or squatters, failing to take action to prevent mosquitoes from breeding in standing water, or other public nuisances. This law authorizes a government entity to impose a civil fine up to $1,000 per day for any violation, as long as the owner has been given notice and an opportunity to remedy the violation. A violator must be give at least 14 days to begin, and 30 days to complete, such remediation before a fine can be assessed."
Pretty clear, don't you agree? Yet I see many bank-owned properties that are clearly neglected. Is the reason that the notices are not being given to the owners? Why does it seem that this provision of the law has seemingly been ignored? Do any of you readers have the answer?
posted by shirley harry at 10:53 AM
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