Gaining Ground Information Database

By Topic -- Vacant & Distressed Properties

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Abatement of Vacant Structures

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The City of San Diego, California, enacted an ordinance requiring that vacant and boarded buildings immediately be rehabilitated because they pose several risks to the community including: facilitatin...

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Annual Registration of Vacant Buildings

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The city of Wilmington, Delaware, enacted an ordinance establishing a progressive registration fee for vacant buildings. This fee is intended to help the city government subsidize the costs of protec...

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Architectural Development Standards

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The city of Clive, Iowa, enacted an Architectural Design Ordinance. The ordinance requires that site plan approval be submitted and reviewed by the Planning and Zoning Commission and the City Counsel...

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Demolition of Vacant Properties

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Minnesota state statues allow cities to enact ordinances to handle the problems associated with hazardous and vacant buildings. In turn, the Minneapolis legislature enacted a statute authorizing the ...

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Demolition or Repair of Derelict Buildings

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Portland, Oregon, enacted an ordinance that requires the destruction, repair, rehabilitation, or removal of any dangerous or derelict structure. Derelict structures are usually identified by the Dire...

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Land Use Reutilization Authority and Collection of Delinquent Real Estate Taxes

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The St. Louis Development Corporation (SLDC) is not-for-profit corporation organized under Chapter 355 of the Missouri State Code. The SLDC’s mission is fostering economic development and growth in t...

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Neighborhood Preservation Program

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The Village of Bellwood passed an ordinance creating a Neighborhood Preservation Program in an effort to prevent the deterioration and abandonment of housing in traditional neighborhoods; preserve, co...

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Property Maintenance Code

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The Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Legislature enacted an ordinance called the Property Maintenance Code. The ordinance requires that all vacant premises be kept in a sanitary, safe, and secure manner. ...

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Quick Acquisition of Abandoned and Nuisance Property

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The District of Columbia enacted the Quick Acquisition of Abandoned and Nuisance Property Act. This act provides the Mayor authority to file petition in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia...

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Repairing Buildings for Human Inhabitation

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The North Carolina Legislature enacted a statute for the City of Greensboro allowing the local legislature to assign a public officer authority to serve complaints upon the owner/party in interest of ...

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