Title/Name/Summary
Foreclosed Property Registration - Deckard Technologies
History
During the last recession, the Village experienced heightened levels of residential and commercial foreclosure. This was also true for the entire country. There were so many foreclosed properties across the country that, oftentimes, the banks and property management companies responsible for maintaining these properties had a difficult time keeping properties in compliance with applicable property maintenance codes and ordinances. This creates a substantial nuisance for surrounding residents and can lead to reduction in property values.
Part of the challenge for enforcing these codes on foreclosed properties is getting in contact with the appropriate person to make sure the property is maintained. The Village previously contracted with Property Registration Champions (ProChamps) to provide this service to the Village. Since that time ProChamps has gone out of business. The Village still believes this is a valuable service. As such, they have researched Deckard Technologies. Deckard provides a very similar service to ProChamps. The item before the Village Board is consideration of an agreement that would continue the foreclosed property registration program for the Village.
The registration would be managed by Decklard Technologies. The ordinance requires that owners of foreclosed properties, or their designee, to register the property with Deckard at a cost of $300 on a bi-annual basis. The Village would receive $200 and Deckard would receive $100 for each registration. Decklard Technologies will provide a property registration website that banks and property management companies can utilize.
After the foreclosures are identified and registered, Village Code Enforcement Staff will actively monitor these buildings to ensure they are being properly maintained. If there are violations that exist, this registry provides up to date and reliable contact information so that any i...
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