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Neighbors on North 26th St. in Church Hill say a vacant home on their street is hurting their bottom line. They say the eyesore is making it almost impossible to rent or sell homes on their street.
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Newbille said the owners are paying a FEE for a vacant house? Can anyone contribute to this about said “fee”?
I could be wrong but I believe the fee the story refers to is the vacant property fee which is only $25 a year.
http://www.richmondgov.com/planninganddevelopmentreview/VacantBuildingRegistry.aspx
If this is true, why the city allows a boarded house to sit there as a eyesore and a safety concern for a measly $25 a year is beyond me. You would think in a city with so much blight, something might be done with the housing codes to discourage this sort of a thing from happening so often.