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Tough Job Is Getting Tougher
Foreclosures have made the jobs of code and environmental
enforcement more difficult for cities and counties across
the state, and things don't promise to get any easier. The
purpose of this class is to focus on special problems in
code and environmental enforcement caused by increased
home foreclosures.
The
instructional techniques will include (1) lectures, (2)
analysis of common scenarios, and (3) participant
discussion of techniques.
This
class has been approved for six continuing education hours
for code enforcement officers and registered sanitarians by the Department of State
Health Services, and carries six TCLEOSE hours for peace
officers.
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"Foreclosure
and Property Enforcement"
Class Content
1.
Setting the Stage
a. Past as future: Texas cities have
been here before
b. Understanding the Texas foreclosure
process
2.
Finding the Responsible Party
a. Theory of property ownership and
control
b. Finding the owner or controller
c. Outside information sources
3.
Enforcement Techniques with Lenders
a. Options for enforcement
b. Physically securing the property
c. Contacting lender staff
d. Taking control of the timing
e. Providing Notice
4.
Nuisance Abatement and Expense Recovery
a. Abatement process
b. Filing Liens
c. Selling liens to third parties
5.
Special circumstance Properties
a. Government-owned properties
b. Effect of bankruptcy
c. Out-of-state lenders
d. Limbo properties
6.
Enforcement Resource Management
a. Resource planning
b. Knock-on effect of abandoned
property
c. Modifying the legal framework
d. Local third-party resources
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This
class is Day One of a two day training event sponsored by
City of Lubbock. Officers may attend both days of training
for $120, or the Foreclosure and Property Enforcement
class only for $75. To
register, contact Kia Riemath, City of Lubbock, at KRiemath@ci.lubbock.tx.us,
phone 806/775-2127.
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