novatownhall.com presenting true investigative reporting on Sterling’s foreclosure problem

Joe B. over at novatownhall blog is laying it out there again, this time on the foreclosure situation in Sterling and the consequences of Loudoun’s zoning enforcement being so lax. If you haven’t seen his report on the zoning problems regarding illegal “flop houses”, have a look here.

A story circulating in Sterling the past year is the Loudoun County government has cast a blind eye to many instances of squatting; specifically, when a house is foreclosed and everyone is evicted, little by little people show back up and occupy the residence. Sometimes it’s by entering through a rear entrance, sometimes former tenants of these boarding houses still having keys and going in through the front door, usually a strictly nocturnal phenomenon. People have even been seen sleeping on roofs at night, but by morning the houses are empty again.

Complaints to Loudoun County Zoning Administration, needless to say, have resulted in no action.

Read the whole thing!