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Across the US, communities are facing the costly and dangerous impacts of neglected and substandard properties.

Receivership petitions succeed when cities present photos, timelines, and official records showing properties pose real public health and safety risks.

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

What Is AB211 in Nevada? Nevada has taken a major step forward in addressing unsafe and neglected multifamily rental housing with the signing of Assembly Bill 211 (AB211). This groundbreaking legislation equips local governments with a powerful new remedy: the ability to pursue a health and safety receivership when landlords fail to correct dangerous code violations. AB211 recognizes that when a property poses a substantial threat to residents or the public, swift intervention is not just appropriate—it’s necessary.

Blighted buildings, abandoned homes, and poorly maintained lots don’t just hurt property values—they quietly fuel crime. Chronic nuisance properties strain emergency services, attract illegal activity, and erode public trust. Yet their true impact is often missing from crime reports. It's time to connect the dots—and explore how tools like the health and safety receivership remedy can break the cycle.

A nuisance property is a problem for neighborhoods, including both the closest neighbors and the community as a whole.

Municipalities of all sizes across the United States grapple with health and safety issues related to real property. The challenges and dangers posed by nuisance properties are generally similar, as are the consequences of neglecting them. However, the approach taken by each state to address these issues varies. For example, the Health and Safety Receivership remedy in California differs from the remedy in Nevada or in Arizona.

Nationwide commercial property foreclosures are up significantly since 2023. According to a recent report released by ATTOM in February of this year, the end of 2024 saw a significant year-over-year increase with 725 commercial properties going into foreclosure. California led the charge with 257, which amounted to a 90% increase from the previous month and a 104% jump compared to December of 2023. With foreclosure comes the risk of a property becoming vacant or abandoned. This can eventually cause problems for cities, who run the risk of those vacant commercial properties becoming taken over by squatters or converting into hotbeds for crime.