Deutsche Bank can't shake L.A. claims over foreclosure blight

The city accused Deutsche Bank of becoming one of its largest "slumlords," allowing vacant properties to turn into nuisances, neglecting to maintain occupied properties, and illegally evicting low-income tenants to clear the way for a potential sale.

Los Angeles is one of many cities across the United States to grapple with the problem of blighted properties after a wave of foreclosures that followed the housing bust. It has passed a law requiring banks to fix the blighted homes they own, or pay a fine, but enforcing that has proven difficult.''