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Commission authorizes foreclosure to address chronic nuisance property with squatters
Summary
The commission authorized county attorneys to pursue foreclosure on a property with an active code-enforcement lien after staff said abatement efforts had failed because squatters returned; staff estimated a 3–4 month legal timeline to clear title or force sale.
Marion County commissioners on Sept. 3 authorized county attorneys to proceed with foreclosure on a property subject to a code enforcement lien and described by staff as a chronic nuisance.
Assistant County Attorney Val Shealy told the board the property—owned by a state of affairs listed as Daniel Keyes in the record—has a current lien of about $9,000 and persistent squatters. Shealy said abating violations on site was not an effective…
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