Lindenhurst Hires Private Company To Run Foreclosure Program

LINDENHURST, NY — A third-party company will be running the Village of Lindenhurst's foreclosure and vacant property registration program.

Property Registration Champions LLC (ProChamps), a private company, was recently hired by the village to administer the new program, Trustee Patrick M. Pichichero announced on Tuesday.

The hiring serves as an effort to enhance enhance property maintenance compliance, and streamline workload, Pichichero said.

“Our goal is to combat blight, and improve quality of life, through this proactive, property registration program,” said Pichichero.

According to a press release, ProChamps will oversee a data base of an "overwhelming" number
of mortgage foreclosures of residential and commercial properties.

Abandoned and foreclosed properties often become eyesores and nuisance problems with neglected landscaping, debris build-up, structure maintenance issues, the release said, and can even become an attraction for squatters.

According to the release, 97 homes in the Village of Lindenhurst are currently in mortgage default.

As part of the program, banks must register their contact information for homes in default on their mortgage. ProChamps staff will then research, identify, and contact the responsible parties.

ProChamps will create and maintain a register of the foreclosed properties, the release said, and village code enforcement can then utilize its web-based interactive data base to communicate directly with the responsible parties.