A law meant to fight blight is being used to take homes in valuable locations

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Two Philly families were served with Act 135 petitions over properties that had passed down through generations. This is what happened when they fought back.
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@joecummings1260 7 ай бұрын

Sold the house for near 1/2 million, but no money left for him. Yeah that's because the "non profit" is in some kind of relationship with a contractor who makes big money rehabbing these homes. And don't kid yourselves, "non profit" employees get paid, I'd be interested in seeing what piece of the pie the "non-profit" took. Lots of people made money, like the realtor didn't work for free either.

@cdk1473 7 ай бұрын

This is crazy. Why didn’t that “group” help the family. They are supporting generations.

@mannymets5687 7 ай бұрын

I guarantee that local politicians are involved. My father was forced to sell his business and the property that they held in center city Philadelphia, located on the corner of 11th and locust by Rendell and his cronies. They kept sending bogus violations threatening to close their restaurant; The Savoy Restaurant", and my father and his 2 brothers whom worked and owned the restaurant for 40 years or so were swindled into selling the business and corner center city property for pennies on the dollar. Politicians got rich, my family did not get what they earned, and now the property houses a Walgreens and 10 condos above it. Each worth close to a million dollars or more, while the 3 families that got taken by the politicians ended up with under $750,000 for all 3 families. This is what they do. The politicians swoop in and buy the properties on the cheap prior to the area being developed, or they do what they did to my family, and the rich get richer. It is just pathetic.

@mschickie007 7 ай бұрын

They work with corporate law firms they have it all wrapped up .

@yvonneplant9434 7 ай бұрын

I used to go the Savoy back in the 80s.. Pretty sure there's much fancier restaurant on that corner today.

@yvonneplant9434 7 ай бұрын

Oh, oops! It's was the corner where the Walgreens is now.

@emmawalton1849 7 ай бұрын

@mannymets5687 So sorry, such a SAD story. Your family had "Prime Property "! That's the real reason the CROOKS wanted it! I live in "filthadellphia" too. Manny, all the best to you & urs!

@mannymets5687 7 ай бұрын

what is sad is that the 3 brothers including my father owned and operated the business for 40 years. They legally came to this country and worked very hard, and never made more than 65k per year. At the end; when they had a very valuable piece of property left over; the corrupt politicians found a way to eliminate any and all forms of family wealth that they should have received for their corner property in center city Philadelphia... I currently own a pinball showroom and arcade in Langhorne PA named Game Gallery, which is not very far from center city. Come visit some time , and thank you very much for your kind words. @@emmawalton1849

@shaniellejarosz1918 7 ай бұрын

This is so wrong to take someones home.. They should help them to fix their homes not steal homes from people who are sick or can't afford to fix. Our government is so wrong for allowing people do get away with this people can't even afford groceries and bills let alone fix homes especially at what stuff costs unless u take loan from bank and that is a set up too.. System is so wrong and the people who bought their homes should be put in jail.....

@NoName-zm1ks 7 ай бұрын

“Prime”, “commercial corridor”-dude talks the corporate language, his job is to help kick the peasants out.

@NoName-zm1ks 7 ай бұрын

That neighborhood “non profit” acts like “non profit” hospitals with their “non profit” billing. Twisted that it rakes in 20% of sales, not very “non profit” obviously.

@mannymets5687 7 ай бұрын

The kicker is that their contractors can charge whatever they would like, and then kick back money to them for whatever reason they choose to down the road, or of coarse they could just give the kick back to them via cash...

@jamesbarry6979 7 ай бұрын

Why take a Family's House ....??? Take Abandoned Home's only .....

@DanaMay-r6q 7 ай бұрын

They force you to be unemployable so you don't have utilities then you abandon.

@Chris-pt1ky 7 ай бұрын

Nobody wants to live next to abandoned family homes while paying rent or mortgage.

@jturtle5318 7 ай бұрын

@@Chris-pt1kyit wasn't abandoned.

@heatherj4159 7 ай бұрын

Why not help folks who own the property gain access to capital to fix their homes 🏡 and maintain ownership as opposed to predatory “non -profits “ selling out to predatory Developers from who knows where !

@jackieeastom8758 7 ай бұрын

Because there’s no money in helping people! They can make profits if they steal it and sell it for themselves!

@jonnygrowlately 7 ай бұрын

WOW CAPTAIN OBVIOUS .. YOURE THE BEST!!

@checle4499 7 ай бұрын

Why just take a family house - they should be obligated to give the family a price for it.

@rvingkeepitrolling8797 7 ай бұрын

Exactly 💯

@jocosus3 7 ай бұрын

This sounds like eminent domain outsourced to a 3rd party. #ShadyAF

@starshine3588 7 ай бұрын

No one should be able to take away someone else’s home if they own it….if a house is needing serious repairs then I understand a law requiring the owner to make repairs….but no one else should be allowed to take away that house…that house should be able to be handed down to family and stay in the family if the family wants it. And even if a house is in such disrepair and needs to be torn down….the owner and family should still own the property and if they want to sell that property then they should be the only ones to profit from that property. This law allowing someone else to come in and claim and sell someone else’s property should be eliminated….it should be a crime.

@NoName-zm1ks 7 ай бұрын

“Home owner” is a myth. You are just a tenant of the state.

@boslyporshy6553 7 ай бұрын

Hippidy Hoppidy?

@joshuaa262 7 ай бұрын

Facts!

@FC-qe1wl 7 ай бұрын

Yep and along with Eminent domain we are all subject to be out on the streets.

@BigShoulderMike 7 ай бұрын

In America no one owns anything.

@DebraGill 7 ай бұрын

This is terrible. 🙏🏻

@virginiajessee3708 7 ай бұрын

This happens all across the country.

@rodrod383 7 ай бұрын

in very progressive places especially

@eattherich9215 7 ай бұрын

@@rodrod383: if you give those without empathy the opportunity to steal from others, they will take it everytime.

@mariposavioleta9007 7 ай бұрын

Instead of helping the people who needed a helping hand they take over for their own gain. That's not helping blight that's helping the developers. You'd think a non-profit would use the non-profit status to help those who can't afford to do things not those who can like the developers.

@mannymets5687 7 ай бұрын

There should be a very low limit to how much people can make working for non profits.

@vickit2498 7 ай бұрын

This is nothing new in PA. They took my great grandmothers house years ago for a supposed highway that was going to be built, never was!!

@an-tm3250 7 ай бұрын

Read your mortage..you're a tenant in common with the STATE. Must have the land patent to truly own. Citizens were hood winked decades ago.

@0101tuber 7 ай бұрын

The American Dream has become the American Nightmare.

@yvonneplant9434 7 ай бұрын

That was always a kind of myth anyhow.

@0101tuber 7 ай бұрын

Compared to the rest of the world, I strongly disagree. Though, I am older and remember when people were not so evil.@@yvonneplant9434

@robynsegg 7 ай бұрын

Hearing her speak about her aunt breaks my heart. We lost our Mom over a month prior... and I can hear her voice echoing in my head. I wish her peace and I hope and pray that if she can't gether home fixed that she can get a better home. She deserves it. They all do.

@linseyfranklin7926 7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much. I really appreciate it. It's been extremely difficult for us going through this. I wouldn't wish it on anyone.

@rebeccarittenhouse2203 7 ай бұрын

If they really wanted to help the “non profit” could have fixed the house. But no they will steal it to sell.

@nameisprivate5429 7 ай бұрын

If they really want to do “good” for the neighborhood then why not reach out to the owner and try to help them? This is a money grab hiding behind a non profit I’d like to know who the non profit is so we can avoid helping them at all.

@thegreengrandus 7 ай бұрын

They dont want you to own anything

@JPaul60 7 ай бұрын

Do the words Unconstitutional still mean anything? 5th amendment “Nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.”

@evilborg 7 ай бұрын

legal theft....

@ericeandco 7 ай бұрын

If the aunt left it to her nieces or there’s living relatives entitled to it, it’s not abandoned. They’re stealing peoples properties.

@joshuaa262 7 ай бұрын

All part of the blue plan people....

@evejohn1937 7 ай бұрын

Looks like the Managing Director has alot of external blight herself. Lets get her out of sight.

@blaq7892 7 ай бұрын

2:07 gentrification, improved environment for wealthy folk or the inhabitants. But as a home owner i hate others can not care for their house while it effects yours.

@yurdawg 7 ай бұрын

Why don't we pass laws that will help existing citizens instead?

@rodrod383 7 ай бұрын

undocumented migrants are citizens too!!

@sagapoetic8990 7 ай бұрын

NOT voting makes these kinds of thefts possible -- Americans need to vote and complain to our elected officials in order to stop this real estate corruption. This is not how our laws are to work.

@colorbugoriginals4457 7 ай бұрын

Help the families in blighted houses fix it up if you are so "caring" this should be criminal

@theresaridge5293 7 ай бұрын

non profits profiting makes no sense

@ericeandco 7 ай бұрын

Non profit doesn’t mean they don’t make money. They’re a business like every other business.

@jackieeastom8758 7 ай бұрын

Shame on you for saying you’re caring about your neighbors and stealing their property in the other hand! Shame on you!

@dhowto3005 4 ай бұрын

This is very sad.... No one's property should be taken away... How is a none profit's business is geared towards taking people's property? It doesn't make sense.

@philipfrancis2728 7 ай бұрын

You gotta pay your bills, bro. And take care of your house!

@yvonneplant9434 7 ай бұрын

Also pay the RE taxes.

@rvingkeepitrolling8797 7 ай бұрын

It shouldn't be anyone's business how someone else lives . If it's an eye sorer then they should be given time to fix it or sell it themselves. Not come in & take it & them profit.

@rvingkeepitrolling8797 7 ай бұрын

Why don't these supposed non profit offer to loan the money to the owner to fix it for a cheap monthly payment low interest? The home owner should be given the chance to fix it or time to sell it themselves not come in & steal it , because it's a prime location worth lots of money.

@Chris-pt1ky 7 ай бұрын

They could obtain a Home equity loan.

@lindacunningham1574 7 ай бұрын

these are very sad stories. Seems so wrong to take someone's house and others profit.

@thomasconroy6975 7 ай бұрын

multiply family members and no one could clean up? Give me a break

@miriamhavard7621 7 ай бұрын

Very interesting.

@sophiaann2986 7 ай бұрын

It’s strange how most businesses trying to make money all closed from covid pandemic.however non profits who aren’t trying to make any money are all still here.this means the non profit will outlast and outsource any business trying to make money?non profits have endless resources for making no money?

@ellendawson162 7 ай бұрын

Horrible! Who determines the definition of 'blighted'?

@jackieeastom8758 7 ай бұрын

Keyword here are prime, part of the commercial corridor! In other words, we’re going to steal it and make money

@katieks48 7 ай бұрын

This is so wrong ...maybe they should concentrate on the ppl in Kensington tranx fentanyl heroin...

@thomasconroy6975 7 ай бұрын

instead of playing in the trash why didn't she clean it up?

@Chris-pt1ky 7 ай бұрын

Nobody wants to live next to abandoned family homes while paying rent or mortgage.

@mannymets5687 7 ай бұрын

They knew this before they moved in.

@Chris-pt1ky 7 ай бұрын

@@mannymets5687 Those abandoned homes bring rats and squatters.

@rvingkeepitrolling8797 7 ай бұрын

@@Chris-pt1kythat's true but the people who own it should be given a chance to fix it or sell it themselves.

@Chris-pt1ky 7 ай бұрын

@@rvingkeepitrolling8797 They were given time. They couldn't even make a repair to the boarded up window. You can even KZbin instructions and do it yourself. She has to pull herself up by her bootstraps before the family home is lost.