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Health and safety violations in multifamily housing are not merely regulatory matters—they are lived experiences that impact the well-being of residents across the United States. When multifamily properties fall into disrepair, the consequences reach far beyond code books and inspection reports. Mold, vermin infestations, exposed wiring, structural decay—these are not abstract problems. They affect real people and families in real time.

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.

A successful health & safety receivership restores order to a long-neglected residential property. After years of unresolved code violations and deteriorating conditions, a single family home in Fresno is now secure, cleaned out, and poised for sale—thanks to the use of a health and safety receivership.

In August 2023, the City of Citrus Heights filed a petition in Sacramento County Superior Court to appoint a receiver for a severely substandard single-family home. This case highlights how cities across California, Arizona, Nevada, and beyond can use Health & Safety Receiverships to address dangerous, abandoned, or uninhabitable properties that threaten public health and neighborhood stability.

When a property involves a deed of trust or mortgage, a rents and profits receivership may be needed for legal enforcement.

The receivership remedy is a powerful remedy to address legal conflicts. A receiver acts at the direction of a court and steps in to manage situations often rife with conflict and tension. The receivership remedy can address health and safety violations, business disputes, divorce proceedings, and more.

Under normal circumstances, no one would choose to be involved in a legal conflict that has to be decided by the courts. However, situations arise all the time that require court involvement.