Augusta residents take banks to task for neglected foreclosure properties

Morning Sentinal

August 31, 2014

Preti Flaherty partner, Steve Langsdorf, is featured in the Morning Sentinal in an article on his representation of the City of Augusta.

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Stephen Langsdorf, city attorney, said it is a difficult issue because property owners have constitutional rights, but the city could work on an ordinance with reasonable standards.

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