It appears that Florida news
sources are the only one talking about this issue. We continue to watch and share……
L.A. 'slumlord' suit targets U.S. Bank - StarTribune.com
Jul 18, 2012 – The
Los Angeles city attorney's office has filed a lawsuit that accuses U.S.
Bancorp of becoming " one of the largest slumlords in the city" and ... http://www.startribune.com/business/162814206.html
City's Lawsuit Calls US Bank an...
- NBC Los Angeles
Jul 18, 2012 – Stephanie Elam. Los Angeles City Attorney Carmen Trutanich filed a lawsuit against US Bank on Monday, July 16, accusing the lender of being ... http://www.startribune.com/business/162814206.html
US Bank Lawsuit: 'Slumlord' Illegally Evicted
Homeowners, Claims ...HuffingtonPost
Jul 17, 2012 – Prosecutors
called Deutsche Bank the city's largest slumlord in
a ... If you're one of
the 11 million Americans who are underwater, tell your story. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/17/us-bank-lawsuit-slumlord_n_1680654.html
U.S. Bank called one of Los Angeles' largest 'slumlords ... Bizjournals.com
Jul 17, 2012 – Los Angeles officials say in a lawsuit that U.S. Bank is one of the city's biggest slumlords because it hasn't maintained hundreds of foreclosed ... http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/news/2012/07/17/la-calls-us-bank-slumlord.html
California Calls U.S. Bank a 'Slumlord' -
Courthouse News Service
Jul 17, 2012 – In its 85-page lawsuit in Superior Court, California says U.S. Bank "has become one of the largest slumlords in the city of Los Angeles." ... http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/07/17/48469.htm
Los Angeles Takes 'Slumlord' U.S. Bancorp to Court
- Forbes
Jul 17, 2012 – An unprecedented lawsuit to watch closely. ... commercial bank of becoming one of its biggest slumlords and blighting the city by allowing... http://www.forbes.com/sites/markbergen/2012/07/17/los-angeles-takes-slumlord-u-s-bancorp-to-court/
Jul
15, 2012 - Activists demand bank act in more
socially responsible manner
Deutsche Bank was a heavyweight financial player
during the American mortgage meltdown and its aftermath: empty and neglected
properties that blight local neighborhoods…"We demand a new
business model from the banks. A business model with priority on humans,
environmental issues and the common good over ambitious profitability
targets," ….http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/nationworld/fl-deutsche-bank-homes-20120714,0,5086643.story
Bad-neighbor banks neglect thousands of South Floridahomes – Sun Sentinel
..some banks or their agents balk at
completing the process and taking title to homes that are unlikely to sell for
much. That practice fuels a separate legal "limbo" problem that traps
thousands of vacated homes…http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/bad-neighbor-banks/fl-bad-neighbor-banks-20120428,0,7392841.story
Aug. 12, 2012
- The foreclosure
filings are a growing trend as associations become more aggressive in going
after delinquent fees that have crippled HOA budgets during the housing bust.
Banks owe a portion of the past-due maintenance fees and the full amount from
the .. http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/realestate/fl-hoa-foreclose-banks-20120810,0,5206219.story
Code violations show strain of foreclosures
– Sun Sentinel
Aug. 14, 2012
- Municipalities cited the banks because they had title to the homes.
But some banks deny responsibility for neglected houses for reasons that
ordinary homeowners could not…
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/fort-lauderdale/sfl-lauderdale-code-violators-081409,0,7679135.story
Aug.
11, 2012 - Peek through the dust-caked
windows of the decaying house off busy Lawrence Road and glimpse the results of
human frailty and the systemic banking failures of the Great Recession. Drawers
are pulled from cabinets, pictures are overturned, horizontal ... http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/business/real-estate/the-home-nobody-wants/nQ4HM/
Banks should take personal responsibility too
– Sun Sentinel
Aug. 17, 2012 - How often have we heard
non-paying owners disparaged as “deadbeats” or, in a more gentle vein, accused
of not taking personal responsibility? How many times had you heard banks
called deadbeats? How often to you hear them accused of not taking personal
responsibility? http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2012/08/banks-should-take-personal-responsibility-too.html
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