Mayor Charlie Hales Says The City Should Take Control of "Zombie Houses"

Portland Mercury:

Mayor Charlie Hales' office is proposing the city dust off a foreclosure process that hasn't been used in more than four decades, snatching homes away from owners who've abandoned them. Another proposal would place zombie homes in the hands of local housing nonprofits, to be fixed up and put back into use.

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