Detroit's City Council was informed last summer of the issue and commitment to engage experts and consult with the state, ahead of the panel's consideration of the city's $250 million blight bond ...

Blight is frustrating neighbors across Metro Detroit, with issues ranging from problem properties and illegal dumping to ...

Detroit officials said they filed a nuisance abatement lawsuit against two Florida brothers linked to over 400 properties ...

DETROIT — The city's Blight Removal Task Force set a new goal Tuesday in a much-anticipated report — ridding the city of blight in five years or less. The 341-page report says Detroit suffers ...

Detroit now demolishes 200 eyesores a week, a much faster pace than in years past. ... Detroit blight removal campaign ramps up, long way to go. John Gallagher. Detroit Free Press.

The city of Detroit spends millions to tear down eyesores. Private groups such as Motor City Blight Busters have put volunteer muscle and donated dollars into the cause, too. Still, Michigan's ...

For blight removal, the land bank readies derelict properties for demolition by clearing up any legal issues, then hands off a list to the Detroit Building Authority, which works with private ...

The Detroit Blight Task Force, which oversaw the mapping of the entire city to get a handle on the blight problem, estimated the total bill could hit $850 million.

DETROIT (Reuters) – If you want to tackle Detroit’s thousands of abandoned homes and trash-strewn and overgrown lots, there are few better places to start than in Brightmoor in the nort… ...

On the upside, even with a funding bottleneck looming, Detroit remains well ahead of the pace of blight removal compared to just a year ago. Until Duggan became mayor, Detroit was demolishing ...

Blight Busters uplift Detroit with affordable housing in Old Redford 02:52. For months, CBS News Detroit has followed the transformation unfolding in Detroit's Old Redford neighborhood — from ...