Local leaders in Illinois are petitioning the Statehouse to close a loophole that allows for “Profiting off of Blight”. Recent article discusses some purchasers of tax liens, “after four years they take steps to voidREAD MORE
Avoiding a “Perverse Incentive” – It’s more than just $$$
Recent reporting in Florida discussed “aggressive code enforcement” by a 3rd party. Revenue is always a major need and focus. However, similar to charging excessive fees and aggressive pursuit of penalties for vacant property registriesREAD MORE
“Turbocharging” Code Enforcement Foreclosures
Update New article goes into more details on this issue including various approaches by several municipalities. To view the article, please click on following link: Families lose homes after Florida cities turbocharge code enforcement foreclosuresREAD MORE
HB 2083 Kansas Vacant Property Act
Kansas Senate is deliberating on HB 2083 after it passed the House. The bill seeks to create “the Kansas vacant property act to prohibit municipalities from imposing any fees or registration requirements on the basisREAD MORE
CA SB 356 Code Enforcement Incentive Program: Community Code Enforcement Pilot Program
On March 20th, MuniReg was honored to submit the following testimony in support of SB 356 Senate Bill No 356 Michael Halpern, President MuniReg LLC Testimony in Support Chair Wiener and members of the Committee:READ MORE
“Property Reunification” Pilot Program
Louisville KY is piloting a new program titled, “Property Reunification” at reunifying heirs with privately owned properties currently being maintained by Louisville Metro Government. “By uniting heirs with these lots, the program will encourage neighborhoodREAD MORE
Who’s Complaining? – Anonymous Reporting of Blight Violations
The recent headline “Cato Township blight complaint reveals problems with the process” had us believing that perhaps they were seeking a solution to long standing issues, such as where are notices being sent (https://www.munireg.com/still-on-the-hamster-wheel) orREAD MORE
WSJ “Politicians Are Using ‘Blight’ to Bulldoze Neighborhoods and Seize Property”
A recent video report from the Wall Street Journal focuses on the utilization of eminent domain for economic development. Though it does touch on important sub-topics that should be addressed (assuring transparency, lack of uniformREAD MORE
Wichita Eagle Op-Ed “Kansas lawmakers on the wrong side in fight against blight”
A recent Op-Ed discusses the progression of Kansas HB 2083 that has now passed the House. VPRO’s are widely utilized across the country. As the author states, the legislators are on the wrong side ofREAD MORE
Institutional Investors in Housing
A new report has been released by Nowak Metro Finance Lab in collaboration with Accelerator for America titled, “We Buy Houses”: You Lose Out. This study follow a September 2022 study titled, “Investor Home PurchasesREAD MORE
Nuisance Lien Recovery
Two recent developments in this arena from Georgia and Michigan. Georgia The LaGrange City Council is considering limiting the interest that accrues on liens placed on properties to pay for the demolition of unsafe houses.READ MORE
NLC Local Eviction Prevention Policy and Program Tool
The National League of Cities has developed the Local Eviction Prevention Policy and Program Tool. This tool is an “interactive resource that aims to help elected officials, city staff, non-profits, service providers, researchers and others,READ MORE