Detroit Land Bank’s occupied homes pose challenge

By Washington Examiner

Published July 24, 2014 1:52am ET

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Detroit Land Bank’s occupied homes pose challenge — Joseph Garrett and his dogs Sheba and Shack sit on the porch of the house his family lost to foreclosure in Detroit, Monday July 14, 2014. The Detroit Land Bank now owns his house, but Garrett is hopeful he can stay there. The Detroit Land Bank Authority hopes to come up with a plan later this year on how to deal with homes it is trying to sell that are occupied, officials said. (AP Photo/The Detroit News, David Coates) | David Coates

DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Land Bank Authority hopes to come up with a plan later this year on how to deal with homes it is trying to sell that are occupied, officials said.

An analysis by The Detroit News (http://bit.ly/1qzAS34 ) of data from the city’s blight-removal task force found about 1,800 of 8,600 houses currently held by the Land Bank were likely occupied as of December. The Land Bank is supposed to sell or demolish the homes.

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