Housing advocates sue Bank of America for alleged neglect of black neighborhoods
Safeguard Properties Management, which was also sued, denied allegations of wrongdoing A collection of fair housing advocates led by the National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) filed a federal lawsuit against Bank of America and Safeguard Properties Management on Tuesday that alleges the company has failed to conduct routine maintenance on foreclosed homes in neighborhoods across the country that were predominantly African-American or Latino.
The NFHA claims to have investigated 1,600 homes owned by Bank of America in 37 different U.S. metropolitan areas where dilapidated conditions imposed hardship on neighboring homeowners. The investigation has been underway since June 2009, when the NFHA notified Bank of America of the issues, which the organization claims are in violation of the Fair Housing Act. Among the concerns raised by the suit are uncovered pools that were allowed to fester, rotting dead animals in yards, trash and debris that went uncollected, damage to the steps and handrails of the properties, graffiti, and ?wildly? overgrown grass and weeds.
In some cases, the suit alleges, the properties were so unkempt that they looked abandoned and thus attracted squatters. One of the plaintiffs in the suit says their home was targeted by thieves who were squatting in a neighboring home owned by Bank of America. Other said a rat infestation in a Bank of America-owned home made its way to her home, causing damage.
These issues weren?t found in the NFHA?s investigation ...
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