New Tool to Address Vacant Homes Will Create Baltimore City Land Bank
Industry Update
March 10, 2023
Source: www.wmar2news.com
There are thousands of vacant homes around Baltimore. They’re not only eye-sores in neighborhoods, but they can also be a danger and hubs for crime.
Friday morning, two Baltimore City councilors will introduce another tool that could help bring that number down even further.
Councilwoman Ramos will introduce legislation to expedite the process of eliminating vacant homes, by using Baltimore’s Land Bank Authority.
It is another tool to expedite the acquisition and disposition of vacant and abandoned properties. People say it’s been a long time coming as the city has tried to address the vacant home problem for years.
The city’s effort included a new artificial intelligence program looking at images of the city to find properties with roof damage.
The AI detection tool has resulted in 23 emergency demolitions in the last two months.
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