Atlanta ticketing run-down properties
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With the number of vacant properties on the rise, the City of Atlanta has found a way to fight back against run-down and seemingly-abandoned homes: they’re being issued fines.
As the AJC reported earlier this week, city code inspectors have recently been citing real estate agents for code violations on the properties they are listing for sale.
Oftentimes those properties are REOs, held by out-of-state lenders.
It’s a striking precedent: holding the agent liable for code violations which are the responsibility of the property’s owner. These agents have been hauled into court and forced to pay thousands of dollars in fines, with no ...
