Abandoned Harris County properties are getting rehabbed thanks to federal stimulus funds
Harris County has identified several “ nuisance properties” set to soon be demolished through a program with the Harris County Public Health department on Friday, Dec. 2, 2022 in Houston.Harris County is scheduled to clean up around two dozen abandoned"nuisance properties" this month, part of an effort aimed at tackling about 1,100 neighborhood eyesores and public health hazards during the next four years.
The majority of properties set to be cleaned up under the expanded neighborhood nuisance program are"cold cases" in which the owners have been unresponsive for years, according to the county. To reach the owners, the county sent investigators to the properties, mailed numerous official notices and published advertisements.
Three properties have been completed since the initiative was announced in July, including a partially burned home, a house destroyed in Hurricane Harvey with an abandoned swimming pool and a large vacant lot.
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