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In Sunnyvale, California, a single-family home sat in severe disrepair for decades. Despite repeated notices and code enforcement efforts, conditions only worsened, with unsafe electrical wiring, dilapidated walls, mountains of trash and debris, rodent infestations, and overgrown vegetation that blocked emergency exits.

Trona’s Transformation: How San Bernardino County Tackled Blight in the Desert

The story of an abandoned property does not always start with the owner of the property packing up and walking away. Often, these properties belonged to someone who is now deceased and next of kin either can’t be found or doesn’t exist.

Substandard housing is a growing issue. It’s estimated that 330 million urban households worldwide live in substandard housing. In the United States alone there are about six million homes and apartment buildings listed as substandard, and the problem isn’t going away any time soon.

Are you conducting safe property inspections during the COVID-19 crisis? The state of California has implemented new safe and healthy real estate procedures which apply to property occupants, real estate employees, contractors, and inspectors.