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Maybe it's common knowledge but I just found this out from an officer; apparently there is a semi-permanent homeless tent community right next to the tunnel that can be hundreds of folks during the peak times.
Of course being homeless in itself isn't bad, but a lot of folks are homeless because of extreme mental health or drug dependence issues and crime is often the easiest method for those folks to get what they 'need'.
Maybe it's common knowledge but I just found this out from an officer; apparently there is a semi-permanent homeless tent community right next to the tunnel that can be hundreds of folks during the peak times.
Of course being homeless in itself isn't bad, but a lot of folks are homeless because of extreme mental health or drug dependence issues and crime is often the easiest method for those folks to get what they 'need'.
Or just as likely, preyed upon by those who are aware of their reduced capacities.
It is when you're driving around downtown and one of them comes to you drunk and stinking of alcohol, had that unfortunate experience when one sauntered on over to my car window, I could smell him at least 5-6 feet away before he came to the window.
It should be illegal to sell alcohol to known degenerates. Would help so much with the homeless problem.
All over the south, the smaller town, the more pronounced, good and bad ares will be very close.
Realtors need to earn their money. Ask them for clear data.
Realtors are forbidden by federal law to advise clients on "good" or "bad" areas. Laws: Fair Housing Act; and the Civil Rights Act, and NC Statutes pertaining to real estate transactions. Realtors earn their money just like any other profession does, and they take their duties and their license seriously. They are obligated by law to provide buyers with Disclosure forms signed by the seller. The seller is required to provide the Realtor and the buyer with such signed Disclosure.
A Realtor cannot discriminate as to race, color, creed or religion when dealing with buyers or sellers. A Realtor cannot sway a buyer to one area or the other to persuade someone to buy or sell. That is called "steering".
If a Realtor knows that the property has water in the basement, has been repaired after a fire, or other material facts about a property, they are mandated by law to disclose such information.
It is up to the buyer to investigate the makeup of a neighborhood by doing their own due diligenceprior to taking ownership of a property.
You may look up any real estate law/statute on the website of the NC Real Estate Commission.
When we bought our home our realtor didn't give us advice on areas to stay away from. She drove us to the areas and let us make up our own minds.
Her husband was a police officer and she was well aware of where the less safe neighborhoods were. Before she drove us to the house, she would drive us by stores with bars over the windows, trash piles, men hanging out on the front steps in the middle of the afternoon... all signs of neighborhoods that were a no go for us.
We found that looking at the cars helped decide which neighborhoods were a good fit for us.
Before she drove us to the house, she would drive us by stores with bars over the windows, trash piles, men hanging out on the front steps in the middle of the afternoon... all signs of neighborhoods that were a no go for us.
Can you share where some of these neighborhoods are in Asheville? Some of us on the forum are considering Asheville for retirement and it would be helpful to know the areas to avoid when looking at apartments, or when driving around. Thanks!
Maybe it's common knowledge but I just found this out from an officer; apparently there is a semi-permanent homeless tent community right next to the tunnel that can be hundreds of folks during the peak times.
Of course being homeless in itself isn't bad, but a lot of folks are homeless because of extreme mental health or drug dependence issues and crime is often the easiest method for those folks to get what they 'need'.
When I visited Asheville last summer, there were no panhandlers downtown. Police told me it was illegal to panhandle in downtown Asheville, and they try to keep the panhandlers out of the central downtown area. Is panhandling legal in other parts of Asheville, or are those areas less patrolled?
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