Under the legislation adopted by the committee, a hearing before a magistrate would be required within 48 hours of a complaint filed by a property owner.

Maryland State Sen. Ron Watson is proposing a pilot program to tackle squatting issues in Baltimore and Prince George's ...

In the late 1970s, Karin Wieland fled her small German town to live communally in an abandoned building in Kreuzberg, ...

Milwaukee Alderman Peter Burgelis told a Common Council committee the new $111 billion, two-year state budget doesn’t do enough for Milwaukee.

Not more than a year ago, the building at 4545 S. Union Ave. was in poor condition. It was being used by squatters who broke ...

Brooklyn: I’m writing to ask that the Daily News bring attention to a problem I’m sure impacts many neighborhoods in NYC but ...

Archbishop Kaziimba urged mourners, including judges , to live righteously, so that when they face the Chief Judge (God), ...

Sensing some foul play in the legislation process, cross-party lawmakers have put a brake on the government’s plan to endorse ...

Governor JB Pritzker signed two bills on Monday aimed at improving gun safety in Illinois. Senate Bill 0008, also known as the Safe Gun Storage Act, strengthens gun storage requirements to prevent ...

Delays in acting against Plastic View and other informal settlements are only worsening the metro’s finances and environment, ...

State lawmakers are back in Raleigh, after taking most of the last month off for vacation, and with a busy schedule ahead of ...