A New Orleans housing group is signing on to national complaints alleging the Bank of America is contributing to blight by letting foreclosed homes fall into disrepair.
The National Fair Housing Alliance says the bank is especially neglectful in African American and Latino neighborhoods.
James Perry of the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center said 26 homes that B of A owns in New Orleans are in disrepair.
“Regardless of what percentage of the blight comes from Bank of America or any other corporate entity, the fundamental point is that nobody should maintain a blighted property, particularly if they have the resources to keep the property in good shape.”
Bank of America says the groups are presenting misleading and inaccurate information.
Complaints have been filed over two years with the U-S Department of Housing and Urban Development.