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]
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.
The folks at Pharrout and neighborhood resident Daniel (aka Farrell IT), building on an idea by Jon at River City Rapids, have put together Vacant Richmond, a new way to find out about and comment on the vacant housing around the neighborhood and the city.
