True Commission requests formal inquiry into city foreclosure decisions after three East Duval houses were demolished

The True Commission voted Jan. 9 to request a formal response from city officials about the process that led to foreclosure and the subsequent demolition of three properties on East Duval Street.

Commission members moved that the panel request an explanation of the foreclosure timeline, the decision-makers involved and the post-foreclosure disposition of the parcels. Raymond Day, Southeast CPAC, made the motion and Delmar Roundsville, Northwest CPAC, seconded it; the motion carried after members voiced “Aye” with no recorded opposition.

The inquiry followed questions from several commissioners and community-appointed CPAC representatives about how the city chooses which code-enforcement or administrative-liens cases to foreclose on and what steps are taken after the city obtains title. Chris Garrett of the Office of…