Articles tagged: blight

Blight Beat: Ypsilanti Township to take legal action against owner of charred home

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Posted: Feb 13, 2013

Ypsilanti Township will ask the Washtenaw County Circuit Court for help in addressing a home that has sat vacant since a May 2012 fire. Read more »

Blight Beat: Ypsilanti Township awaits verdicts on Liberty Square, abandoned trailer parks

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Posted: Feb 09, 2013

Two significant, ongoing blight abatement efforts in Ypsilanti Township could reach a legal conclusion this month. Read more »

Bankruptcy auctions yield $400K for dozens of Kircher properties

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Posted: Jan 04, 2013

A house on Perrin Street was one of more than two dozen properties owned by jailed landlord David Kircher in the city of Ypsilanti and Ypsilanti Township, all of which were either sold in the past nine months by a bankruptcy trustee or during bankruptcy auctions featuring only his properties. Read more »

Crews begin demolition of Gault Village K-Mart abandoned for more than 20 years

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Posted: Dec 28, 2012

For several years, Ypsilanti Township and Washtenaw County Circuit Court-ordered deadlines to demolish or repair the Gault Village K-Mart have come and gone. Read more »

Blight Beat: 3 neighboring Ypsilanti Township homes to be demolished or repaired

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Posted: Dec 20, 2012

Three blighted and vacant homes along a one-block stretch of Lamay Avenue in Ypsilanti Township likely soon will be addressed. The demolition of two homes between East Forest Avenue and Holmes Road are expected in ... Read more »