MuniReg has advocated registries as a tool not just to address blight but also to prevent future occurrences. A recent report on a collaboration between Hudson County executives and The Waterfront Project, Inc. shines aREAD MORE
Better local government data security can prevent property fraud
Deviating from the direct topic of blight, property registries etc., my most recent article published in American City & County focuses on information security and its (indirect) connection to blight, with an emphasis on howREAD MORE
Owner’s Names – To Disclose or Not? New Method……QR Codes
7.13.2021 A recent article in the Baltimore Sun/Washington Post article provides further insight into the new program For more information, please click here. 5.26.2021 Following up the below September 2020 report, the City of BaltimoreREAD MORE
Massachusetts Attorney General’s Neighborhood Renewal Division
Attorney General Maura Healey recently announced the creation of the Neighborhood Renewal Division. This new division, has been created from the AG’s Abandoned Housing Initiative (AHI), a program created in 1995 to address abandoned properties.READ MORE
New York State One-Year Foreclosure Moratorium Law Proposed
New York Assembly Bill 10553 proposes a ban on foreclosure actions for at least a year. New York foreclosure attorney Bruce J. Bergman presents several concerns from the perspective of mortgage servicers. Though he dismissesREAD MORE
NYS A.6976 and S.4190 Zombie Property Legislation
Update: 11/11/2020 This bill was signed into law by Governor Cuomo. For more information please click on following links Weiner, Brodsky, Kider: NY Requires Mortgage Servicer’s Information be Included in Certain Foreclosure-Related Documents Legislative Gazette:READ MORE
Innovative Partnerships – Richmond County GA Chronic Nuisance Enforcement Team
“All hands on deck” seems to be a productive strategy in addressing blight including utilizing non-traditional partnerships. We have previously reported on communities working with the National Guard . In a recent report, FOX 54READ MORE
Oswego NY Anti-Blight Initiatives
A recent article by NNY360 (Watertown Daily Times) profiles two interesting initiatives to address blight in Oswego. The Nuisance Abatement Ordinance, while appearing to be in-line with other communities regulations, does include a proposal fromREAD MORE
Flooding Risk to your Community
In an in-depth report, USA Today discusses new research that shows significant deficiencies with the Federal governments flood maps. Residents of coastal states and communities have long been wary of flooding, however the new researchREAD MORE
Blight Liens vs Bankruptcy
A federal bankruptcy judge is soon to decide on a South Windsor CT, property owner’s claim that the town is wrongfully trying to collect more than $26,000 from her. The town filed a $26,556 lienREAD MORE
L.A. City Council Votes to Put Vacancy Tax on Ballot
The Los Angeles City Council recently adopted a vacancy tax measure for consideration on the November 2020 ballot, potentially creating an additional tax on unoccupied residential units For additional information, please click on the followingREAD MORE
H.R. 7103 Proposed National Land Bank Network
On June 4, Michigan Representative Dan Kildee introduced the National Land Bank Network Act. Kildee, a Democrat, partnered on the new bill with Georgia Representative Drew Ferguson, a Republican/ “Land banks are quasi-public agencies thatREAD MORE