Foreclosed homes are indeed a bane to the society not only because the abandoned homes can literally turn into a ghost town. But more than that, drug addicts and other criminal elements loitering and occupying the vacant units in the neighborhood are more horrific in addition to gigantic rodents feasting on mounting garbage dumped on unattended lots.

What Syracuse United Neighbors in Syracuse, NY is doing is worth emulating.  What they are doing is a big sacrifice but concerned members consider it well worth it considering there able to cleansed the neighborhood of threats to their lives, health and properties

SUN members and officials have obtained permission to demolish empty houses and as a result SUN officials will now be taking part in meetings with the City Code Enforcement and the City Law Department to decide on houses to be petitioned for demolition.

Aside from destroying dilapidated empty houses, a pilot program that SUN is working on with financial partners offer an option for first time homeowners to repair these units that the city is selling at $1.00