blight

The east side Columbus waterpark's owner, Jeff Kern, failed to attend a hearing for the nuisance property case in Franklin County Municipal Court's Environmental Division.

An audit by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's inspector general found that families lived in housing units that weren't "decent, safe, and sanitary."

Over the past decade, Warren has demolished and renovated more than 1,000 vacant properties. Only a few hundred remain.

Ohio’s Rep. Tim Ryan is sponsoring legislation in Congress to increase funding for urban blight cleanup across the country. Ryan, a Democrat, introduced…