PORTLAND, Ore. ( KOIN ) — At Wednesday’s meeting, the Portland City Council considered the foreclosure of six “nuisance” properties located throughout the city with delinquent lien payments, code enforcement issues and a history of criminal activity.
Mayor Ted Wheeler said during the meeting that all six properties are causing “significant problems” in their neighborhoods. Each of the six properties are set for foreclosure pending the city council’s approval, Portland Foreclosure Prevention Manager Kevin Foster told commissioners. However, Wheeler said that the council would not make a final decision on the foreclosures at Wednesday’s meeting.
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“The liens were placed against the properties by the Bureau of Development Services for code enforcement violations, various nuisances, nuisance abatement and/or chronic offender violations,” Wheeler said. “These properties have been identified as causing significant problems for neighbors and they’re the subject of multiple and frequent police calls in numerous enforcement activities.”