Cleveland Mayor Jane Campbell is making a report by the National Vacant Properties Campaign the basis for a new city program known as the "Zero Blight Initiative." 

Campbell has indicated that the city will pursue recommendations from the report including a vacant property registry and increased pressure on mortgage companies to assure that vacant properties in default and foreclosure are properly maintained. 

Please click on City Adopts Finding of Vacant Space Report to read the recent article from the Cleveland Plain Dealer. 

For additional information about the Zero Blight Initiative, please read the press release titled MAYOR CAMPBELL INTRODUCES ZERO BLIGHT INITIATIVE on the City of Cleveland web site.

If you have any questions or comments about this or any other code compliance issue, please feel free to contact High Risk Specialist J. Schwegel, by email at j.schwegel@safeguardproperties.com, or by telephone at 800-852-8306, ext. 1123.

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