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Real Estate/Development,
Land Use,
Government

Mar. 16, 2021

City attorneys: generate revenue, prevent crime and reduce blight

Neighborhood Law Programs are a way to get young lawyers experience to deal with nuisances that senior attorneys do not have time for.

Ryan Griffith

Attorney and Associate Receiver
Bay Area Receivership Group

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Almost every city has abandoned, vacant, fire damaged, or otherwise dilapidated properties. Often these properties blight neighborhoods for years, while endangering communities, driving down property values, and harming neighborhood morale. The neighborhood hopes and expects the city to fix the situation. Unfortunately, most citizens are unfamiliar with government departments and assume the city will just figure it out.

Perhaps citiz...

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