More Lawrence houses to hit auction block
A collection of 21 Oliver Lawrence houses will be up for auction on December 14, including 3 in the Church Hill area (1908 N 27th Street, 868 N 22nd Street (above), and 501 N 33rd Street).
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Four houses hit the auction block
Motley’s will be auctioning 23 residential and commercial spaces in Richmond and Henrico described as “mostly … former Oliver Lawrence holdings” on Wednesday night, including 4 in the area: 1608 North 23rd Street, 2210 Fairmount Avenue, 1300 North 38th Street, 1120 North 33rd Street.
Wanna buy a vacant house?
A series of legal notices in the Richmond Free Press have details on a number of properties that are going up for auction in February, including 5 in our area that were all previously owned by Oliver Lawrence’s Bayou Properties.
Oliver Lawrence seeking home confinement? (UPDATED)
A source tells us that notorious slumlord Oliver Lawrence will return to court tomorrow and will be seeking home confinement for the 70 days to which he was sentenced last week.
Lawrence gets 70 days, more than $176,000 in fines
The folks at Richmond Slumlord Watch are reporting that this was a very bad day for Oliver Lawrence: Oliver Lawrence was in General District court for over 5 hours today. Without going into all of the procedural details (show-causes on 140 previously suspended sentences, etc. etc.), the ultimate result was a sentence that boils down [...]
Court Watch dates for code violators (including Oliver Lawrence)
In what appears to be an increased focus on holding the owners of dilapidated property accountable, court dates over the next 3 months for more than 30 offenders across the city were released yesterday. Notable are Oliver Lawrence’s days on October 23rd and 26th. Locally, the list includes addresses on North 35th Street, North 24th [...]
Again Lawrence gets off lightly
The RTD reports that Oliver Lawrence was again minimally fined at his court appearance today, despite $357,050 in fines and almost a year of jail hanging over his head.
Lawrence to skate once again?
Notorious slumlord Oliver Lawrence, due in court this afternoon on over 30 charges related to property maintenance from as far back as November 2008, showed once again without a lawyer and will likely be getting yet another continuation.
Oliver Lawrence to finally get his due?
Virginia Courts Case Information confirm that notorious slumlord Oliver Lawrence has a date at the Richmond General District / Criminal court this coming Thursday (7/16) at 1:30PM (case #GC09002971-00). An earlier note indicated that he would be facing more than 30 charges concerning the condition of some of his properties.
Lawrence back in court over property violations
Notorious owner of dilapidated property Oliver Lawrence is in court again, this time facing more than 30 new misdemeanor charges because of the condition of some of his properties (including 1300 North 38th Street and 1305 North 37th Street).
activists challenge Lawrence in Northside
Oliver Lawrence, long-time owner of much vacant property in the neighborhood, is being challenged by housing rights activists over ownership of one his vacant Northside properties: Over the past month, community activists claiming rights as homesteaders have been fixing up 2913 Montrose Avenue, a property that they describe as having been vacant for 3 years. [...]
Lawrence describes citations as “motivated by rogue officials”
Oliver Lawrence, long-time owner of much vacant property and several companies including Bayou Properties, complains to the Richmond Voice that his more than 600 citations for code violations related to property upkeep were “motivated by rogue officials, including a sitting council member.”
owner of much vacant property pleads guilty
Oliver Lawrence pleaded guilty to almost 150 building code for on 25 or so vacant properties. Vacant Richmond lists just one of Lawrence’s companies, Bayou Properties, as having 81 vacant properties across the city. (previously) [via]
fix’em or sell’em
Local hoarder of vacant housing Bayou Properties and its main owner Oliver Lawrence, were recently served with 175 violations on their buildings by the city. Lawrence owns an estimated 100 vacant buildings under various corporate entities, and according to owner listings on Vacant Richmond, at least 20 vacant properties in the Church Hill area.
