Archives For: Blight Fight
Positively St. Louis: The Land Reutilization Authority Converting Abandoned Properties to Productive Use
The St. Louis Land Reutilization Authority is responsible for the stewardship and sale of nearly 10,000 previously abandoned buildings in the city.
19 Jan 2024
Transforming Unlivable Properties into Thriving Homes
A new lending program titled DASH in Baltimore is providing special interest rates for developers looking to renovate vacant, blighted homes.
18 Jan 2024
New Orleans Considers Doubling Fines for Overgrown Lots in Fight Against Blight
New Orleans battle against blight could be ramping up in 2024 with harsher penalties and a streamlined enforcement process to curb overgrown and trash-ridden lots.
8 Jan 2024
Kosciusko Street House Leveled by Land Bank
The Manistee County Land Bank has demolished a long-vacant, blighted house after it was determined to be too damaged for renovation.
8 Jan 2024
Organization Working to Clear Out Vacant Homes Across Montgomery County
The Montgomery County Land Bank hopes to continue their mission of demolishing vacant, blighted homes after tearing down more than 200 vacant properties last year.
4 Jan 2024
Owners of Vacant Property in Phoenix Must Now Register with the City
The Phoenix Neighborhood Services Department’s Vacant Property Registry opened January 1, requiring some vacant property owners to register with the city.
2 Jan 2024
A Plan to Take on Baltimore’s Vacant Properties, ‘Once and For All’
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, the Greater Baltimore Committee, and the BUILD organization announced a plan to commit $300 million to address vacant properties over the next 15 years.
11 Dec 2023
Dougherty Co. Leaders Want to Toughen Code Enforcement to Fight Blighted Buildings
The Dougherty County Commission met to discuss working with a Georgia law firm to help update their code of ordinances, which hasn’t been done since 1986.
11 Dec 2023
Council Hears Presentation on Abandoned Properties
The Hannibal City Council heard an impassioned pitch to take action regarding abandoned and derelict properties across the city.
5 Dec 2023
The City of Casey Addresses Blighted Properties
The city of Casey, IL is working to enhance neighborhoods by tearing down blighted, abandoned and neglected buildings that are unsafe.
4 Dec 2023