Oliver Lawrence houses up for auction

Seven more houses from the crumbling empire of the notorious slumlord Oliver Lawrence are up for auction. Richmond BizSense has the details:

Seven properties owned by Oliver Lawrence and his Bayou Properties LLC are headed to foreclosure auction Thursday.

The real estate includes run-down and boarded-up homes and lots in Manchester and north of Church Hill at 315 W. 27th St., 2401 V St., 1613 Spotsylvania St., 1439 N. 19th St., 3100 Q St., 2420 Lamb Ave. and 3150 Lawson St.