Gulfport City Council
Foreclosure Registry: Is it Needed in Gulfport?
Gulfport City Council members will discuss creating a foreclosure registry at a future workshop. What do you think of the idea?
Abandoned and foreclosed homes have become an eyesore in neighborhoods across the county. Gulfport is no exception, that's why city leaders are looking into creating a registry for foreclosed homes. During Tuesday night's regular council meeting Councilor Barbara Banno asked City Manager Jim O'Reilly to add the issue in a future workshop. "I think it could really benefit the city to help keep track of the foreclosure houses," Banno said. Banno said tracking the properties could help in the following ways; the city can help keep the properties clean, police can monitor the homes for squatters and keep neighborhoods safe. Banno said one setback is the lag time from when a home is abandoned and actually listed as a foreclosed home. "When they…
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Rick Boze
10:58 am on Wednesday, October 31, 2012
I recently had to come to Gulfport to inspect a house on 15th ave/49th st. and I stayed an additional 5 days and cruised the areas in Gulfport. I did interviews with several neighbors during this process, and 1 informed me there where 280 foreclosures in Gulfport city limits. It was hard to believe but my cruising I discovered he had to be close. Look for empty houses, with most of them with … more ›