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Barney Frank: “We were told, for instance, by Detroit and Cleveland, they have abandoned property. There is no owner they can find.…”

On the recordMarch 16, 2011
We were told, for instance, by Detroit and Cleveland, they have abandoned property. There is no owner they can find. Who's going to pay to knock it down?
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts
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Mar 16, 2011

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