Saving For a Space Ship Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 (edited) legislation to reuse 'zombie' properties to house homeless veterans http://poststar.com/blogs/all_politics_is_local/stefanik-backs-legislation-to-reuse-zombie-properties-to-house-homeless/article_2b9d7d19-b6c4-5706-b03a-066425135ec3.html U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-Willsboro, on Dec. 15, co-sponsored legislation Rep. Steve Israel, D-Long Island, introduced Nov. 11 to establish a three-year experimental program to renovate "zombie" homes and reuse them for housing for homeless veterans, according to the Library of Congress government information web site. The legislation would provide $25 million in federal funding over three years for grants to veterans service organizations, homeless housing providers and charitable organizations to buy abandoned houses in the foreclosure process from banks, renovate the properties, and resell the properties to homeless veterans. A "zombie" home is a home in the foreclosure process that neither the lender or the owner is maintaining. Qualified applicants could receive up to $1 million each in federal funding during the three-year program to evaluate the feasibility of the concept. The program would have a dual focus on community revitalization and homelessness, Israel said in a press release. "Whenever we get the opportunity to eliminate two problems with one sustainable solution, we should act on it," he said. The legislation -- HR 3970 -- had 14 co-sponsors, as of Tuesday -- 11 Democrats and 3 Republicans. Edited December 23, 2015 by Saving For a Space Ship Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Errol Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Do Veterinary surgeons really make that little money? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybong Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 (edited) and resell the properties to homeless veterans No details about how homeless people will get the funds. More breathe on a mirror debt? Edited December 23, 2015 by billybong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCountOfNowhere Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 And tax payers ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saving For a Space Ship Posted December 23, 2015 Author Share Posted December 23, 2015 (edited) No details about how homeless people will get the funds. More breathe on a mirror debt? Forthcoming ....HTB ( Hobo to Buy Scheme) Edited December 23, 2015 by Saving For a Space Ship Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subspace Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 Where are all the abandoned foreclosed properties in the UK? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wherebee Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 Where are all the abandoned foreclosed properties in the UK? I remeber one on the south circular that basically rotted away over 15 years or so..... I heard it was an inheritance dispute, so not 'abandoned', but same issue of underutilised properties, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ19 Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 They had a show on the BBC recently were they done pretty much the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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