“Foreclosures can have a devastating effect on individuals and families, but properties slated for foreclosure, experiencing significant disinvestment and a lack of maintenance, also “present a danger to the safety and welfare of public safety officers, the public, occupants, abutters and neighborhoods and…constitute a public nuisance” ,” says the Research Bureau in its report. The report shows that the number of petitions to foreclose increased 17% in 2016 following increases of 21% in 2014 and 80% in 2015.
