overgrown lots

City of Selma Cracking Down on Overgrown Lots and Run Down Buildings

From the West Alabama Newsroom– Overgrown lots and dilapidated buildings have become part of the landscape in Selma. But now city leaders — are trying to crack down on negligent property owners. City leaders are trying to get the owners of neglected properties — to clean them up. They say not only are the properties an eyesore — they’re also…

City of Montgomery Surplus Property

Ground Zero is along Rosa Parks Avenue

Cities sometimes end up owning real estate when property owners fail to pay property taxes.      A Montgomery city  map of those properties makes it look looks like there is a big red stain in the heart of the city. The big red spot is actually a mass of red stick-pins, each pin marks a parcel of property that…