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Baltimore City Denies Help To Sinkhole Homeowners Stuck Paying For Condemned Homes Baltimore City Denies Help To Sinkhole Homeowners Stuck Paying For Condemned Homes
Baltimore City Denies Help To Sinkhole Homeowners Stuck Paying For Condemned Homes Homeowners in a Baltimore neighborhood are pleading for City leaders to step up and help after being denied assistance claims following the condemning of several homes due to an underground sinkhole caused by infrastructure issues, reports WJZ. Several homeowners are suing the city of Baltimore after their claims were denied, causing them to pay for mortgages on homes that do not even exist anymore due to the long-standing sinkhole on North Avenue. The sinkhole was caused by a 115-year-old problem in the infrastructure. When the homeowners applied for assistance, they were told that the clai…

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Baltimore Homes Demolished Due To Massive Sinkhole Leaving 9 Families Homeless Baltimore Homes Demolished Due To Massive Sinkhole Leaving 9 Families Homeless
Baltimore Homes Demolished Due To Massive Sinkhole Leaving 9 Families Homeless Three homes were demolished in Baltimore Tuesday, July 5 after a storm caused a sinkhole to open Monday evening. Nine families on the 700 block of North Avenue were displaced as the area was deemed unsafe, officials said. Mayor Brandon Scott cited issues with the storm drain system and said outside contractors were brought in to help expedite the process. The sinkhole comprised several properties, which needed to be demolished as soon as possible. A 180-inch storm drain was excavated. Demolition underwayBaltimore DHCD

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