Revitalized Fourplex Becomes Bakersfield's First Receivership Project

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Historic Property in a Dangerous State of Disrepair Plagues its Surrounding Community

As a result of poor maintenance and unlawful home renovations, where a beautiful American Craftsman style home had stood for decades, we were appointed as the Receiver of this property as it had fallen into significant disrepair. Broken, littered with trash, and the exterior space housing illegal trailers, the home was a sore point within its quiet, charming neighborhood. Constructed in 1913, one of the first homes built in the town, the degradation of the property was especially apparent given its location next door to the city’s historical society.

From Fire Hazard to Affordable Housing Through Receivership

This project involved a property with two separate single-family homes on a large parcel of land. At the time of our appointment, both structures suffered from numerous health and safety code violations. There was extreme hoarding on-site as well as severely unsafe electrical wiring, endangering not only this property and its occupants, but neighboring properties as well. Piles of items blocked doorways and walkways, sometimes reaching the ceiling. Nearly every room had ropes and electrical wires pulled across them, creating walking hazards as well as further illustrating the pervasive fire risk.