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Massapequa Park Mayor James Altadoona, Jr. on the town’s effort to ensure banks maintain foreclosed properties.
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-- -- forget Hillary yard argued could wind up in a prison yard how Long Island town is now finding it -- you do not maintain their homes -- -- repeat offenders could wind up saying upwards of ten.
Thousand -- there didn't want to project -- From the look on about the people's park New York where all the -- will will be meet in trends this weekend the guy leading this charge it's fine there.
James I was on a junior -- -- you thank you -- -- silliness.
We've had some issues with bank owned properties quite honestly.
And we whenever they've been foreclosed Steven foreclosures -- just -- the -- go to -- yes and and we needed Americanism in order to get them to move.
-- a lot of foreclosed properties and -- a handful yet but you know that's how it starts.
And we pride ourselves on our community and we pride ourselves on our kids taking care about houses.
And and we felt that the banks weren't following suit -- what does that has been anyone who just maintain the property and you're saying it's not only an eyesore but it -- important -- -- could hurt on the side -- -- her home values.
We haven't really had a much -- problem and and in having residents take care of their properties.
It's like you're saying here is that these -- -- of these foreclosed properties and they don't take care they don't maintain have you heard from them -- -- on without the media yes we have.
Because they're not gonna get to your campaign next time no oversight it's about doing right by the -- -- you -- so I think was known one of those.
The college communities where.
The well known for very -- Crist sharply line didn't and and well copper and care for -- So this could be applied on you but do you think -- gone too far the other way.
No.
No because if you if you look at -- what -- -- living -- not forget to -- -- when weaker U coming -- -- with does not -- there's -- grace period.
So -- motives and days I'm going to Attica.
No no unity you will be well within ten days -- all -- -- -- -- know all of our residents do.
They do we we have they don't feel you know a lot of lawyers so many years now aren't you can't do this it's just it's it's it is -- -- What if you look in the in the Fannie Mae documents.
Of when you buy a home.
You'll see in the that the banks have the right to maintain the properties so when people abandon the properties the banks are responsible to maintain them.
And and that's still so the -- that we had a feeling you're leading the nanny state -- No not at all not at all I feel like we're protecting the residents of mass people park and and think about -- code going to work every day in coming home.
And you have to come home -- you have to look across the street.
And -- -- house that has -- eighteen inches high broken windows.
Who who it is that an incentive to work hard as an incentive for that blocked now there are we'll see what happens to dispose and -- thank you very much thank you.
