Live there yourself: at home in a bankrupt detruite, no one wants to buy even for 1 dollar

Detroit's financial situation is so
catastrophic that some residential buildings have been sold there for a long time
price of one dollar . Meanwhile, even for such the amount of the building is sometimes not for a long time
They can find buyers.

So, a rather large house of 1915,
located near the city center, was put on
Sale in May 2011 at a price of $ 900. The building of interest
it did not cause buyers, and in February last year it
It was decided to reduce the cost to $ 1. However, this is not
It helped - the structure has not yet been sold, reports The Daily Mail .

At the same time, there are a lot of such houses throughout the city.
Most of the buildings are put up for sale by banks that
They were seized from the owners for debts, and now they are trying as much as possible
Rather, get rid of them so as not to pay taxes. Costs
note that real estate tax in Detroit is one of the most
High in the country. In addition, many of the "dollar" houses from
for prolonged desolation are in a deplorable state and
require emergency repairs.

The car capital of the United States began to decline 40 years
back, when the situation in American began to deteriorate
auto industry. Currently, about 700 thousand live in Detroit
Man, while ten years ago the population of the metropolis
amounted to 1.8 million inhabitants. Moreover, 83% of the population -
African -Americans. Against the backdrop of a decrease in the number of residents of Detroit
tax revenues began to be reduced to the city treasury,
The destruction of infrastructure began, crime has grown, ITAR-TASS notes.

Detroit budget deficit is more than 380 million
dollars, and total debt is estimated in the amount of 17 to 20 billion
dollars. In mid -July, the city authorities went to court with
With a request to recognize the American automobile capital bankrupt.
If this statement is approved, Detroit will become the largest
Bankrot city in the history of the United States.

Detroit is not the first American city to decide to declare itself bankrupt. In 2012, three cities in California - Stocton, Mammot and San Bernardino - did the same. In 2011, Harrisburg also filed a petition in Pennsylvania, but it was rejected. However, Detroit is a much more significant city.