Revamping Communities Through Health and Safety Receivership, One Nuisance Property at a Time
Nuisance Property Before Nuisance Property After

More than 15 million Americans

live within half a block of a vacant or vandalized housing unit like the one above.
In other words, 1 in 22 people lives near a nuisance property.
That's more people than the populations of the Chicago and Houston metropolitan areas combined.
But it doesn't have to be this way.

Based on HUD’s 2017 American Housing Survey and U.S. Census population data.

Based on HUD’s 2017 American Housing Survey and U.S. Census population data.

25 States Plus DC Already Have Health and Safety Receivership Statutes

 
 

Contact Us for a copy of the statutory REFERENCE

 

Nevertheless, receivership remains an under-utilized remedy for nuisance abatement in much of the U.S. As the most-experienced health and safety receiver, CRG Foundation is uniquely qualified to help others learn how to use this legislation to improve their communities.

The 5-Step Health and Safety Receivership Process

Health and Safety Receivership Process
A community identifies a property in violation of state or local codes, as well as the owner’s failure to correct these violations.

A community identifies a property in violation of state or local codes, as well as the owner’s failure to correct these violations.

A receiver is nominated via petition to the court.

A receiver is nominated via petition to the court.

Once a receiver is appointed , the property is under the direct control of the court via the court-appointed receiver.

Once a receiver is appointed, the property is under the direct control of the court via the court-appointed receiver.

The receiver creates and carries out a rehabilitation plan for the property and obtains lien financing—all under the authorization of the court.

The receiver creates and carries out a rehabilitation plan for the property and obtains lien financing—all under the authorization of the court.

The property owner, via the equity in the property, is responsible for paying the cost of the property’s rehabilitation.

The property owner, via the equity in the property, is responsible for paying the cost of the property’s rehabilitation.

By leveraging the statutory authority and equitable discretion of the courts, health and safety receivership offers a cost-effective, direct-action solution to abating dangerous conditions at nuisance properties.

 
 

 We are ready to help you help your neighborhood!

 
 

From California to Tennessee, we help work on health and safety receiverships throughout the country. Please scroll down to see examples of our work with various nuisance abatement issues and property types.