Some local governments in South Florida are finally addressing the problem of unsecured, abandoned homes according to the Miami Herald. And if recent foreclosure numbers are any indication, they've got their work cut out for them: over 4,000 in Fort Lauderdale since November 2007 and over 2,200 in Homestead in the past four months alone. Broward economic development official Gus Zambrano uses this analogy: "It's pretty much like a child with measles. It's all over the place. We tried to map the dots and connect them to find some sort of pattern, but this is just something that's impacting every neighborhood, new and old." Neighbors like Jose Casanova describes the joys of living next to an abandoned home, "People have stolen everything here, even the electric wires. People stay in the house, they play loud music and light candles. They go into the neighbors' yards to get water from their hoses."
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Foreclosures Like "A Child With Measels"
Some local governments in South Florida are finally addressing the problem of unsecured, abandoned homes according to the Miami Herald. And if recent foreclosure numbers are any indication, they've got their work cut out for them: over 4,000 in Fort Lauderdale since November 2007 and over 2,200 in Homestead in the past four months alone. Broward economic development official Gus Zambrano uses this analogy: "It's pretty much like a child with measles. It's all over the place. We tried to map the dots and connect them to find some sort of pattern, but this is just something that's impacting every neighborhood, new and old." Neighbors like Jose Casanova describes the joys of living next to an abandoned home, "People have stolen everything here, even the electric wires. People stay in the house, they play loud music and light candles. They go into the neighbors' yards to get water from their hoses."
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