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An Ordinance to repeal and recreate Sections 18.10 and 18.11 of the City of West Allis Revised Municipal Code relative to Registration of Properties Pending Foreclosure and Registration of Real Property with Mortgage Loans in Default.
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PART I. Sections 18.10 and 18.11 of the City of West Allis Revised Municipal Code are hereby repealed and recreated to read as follows:
18.10 Registration of Properties Pending Foreclosure
(1) Findings. The Common Council finds that a significant relationship exists among properties in the foreclosure process, the prevalence of blight and abandoned buildings, increased calls for police service, higher incidence of fires, both accidental and intentional, and decline and disinvestment in neighborhoods. Property owners involved in foreclosure have less incentive to maintain their properties, and properties in foreclosure have a higher incidence of building code violations than properties not in foreclosure. The foreclosure process may also result in abandonment. Abandoned buildings become havens for vandalism, arson and drug crimes, draining valuable governmental resources and creating a significant reduction in quality of life for the surrounding neighborhood. Registration, inspection and aggressive monitoring of properties in the foreclosure process help to stabilize and improve affected neighborhoods and aid in code enforcement efforts, as well as public safety. A mortgagee that does not register, inspect, secure, and maintain, as required in this Section, places an undue and inappropriate burden on the taxpayers of the City and poses an increased risk to public health, safety and welfare.
(2) Purpose and Scope. The purpose of this Section is to establish a registration program to monitor all real properties pending foreclosure to identify at-risk properties and to regulate the securing and maintenance of abandoned properties in foreclosure. This Section is intended to reduce and prevent neighborhood bligh...
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