Are Vacant Homes In Your Community Being Maintained?
If not and you live in Aurora, you may have a quick solution. The City of Aurora has an ordinance that requires owners of vacant homes, which are subject to a foreclosure action or that have been foreclosed on, be registered with the City.
Once registered, Aurora code-enforcement officers check on the registered homes, making sure they are maintained. If not, the City will mow the lawn, haul away debris and perform other maintenance and charge the lender for those services. If a home is not registered, the owner (bank) will receive letters giving them 30 days to do so. If they still don’t register the home, they will be fined $150 every 90 days until they register or the home is sold.
Therefore, if you have a home not being maintained, a first step would be to contact the City of Aurora code enforcement.