Once again, the Center for Community Progress has provided an informative resource on building a strong code enforcement program and partnering it with strong community engagement. Featured was the City of Peoria several of itsREAD MORE
CCP and Lincoln Institute Report “State Policy and Problem Property Regulation”
February 2022 report titled “State Policy and Problem Property Regulation” is derived is derived from a working paper prepared by Alan Mallach pursuant to a joint program agreement between the Center for Community Progress and the Lincoln Institute of LandREAD MORE
LISC & Urban Institute White Paper “Reclaiming Vacant Houses & Preventing Foreclosure”
A new white paper by Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) and Urban Institute assesses the effectiveness of New York State’s 2016 “Zombie Law” (also known as the Abandoned Property Neighborhood Relief Act) and LISC’s “VacantsREAD MORE
NLC Eviction Prevention: A Guide for Local Governments
The National League of Cities and the Legal Design Lab have a new report out: “Eviction Prevention: A Guide for Local Governments” Released January, 2022, “it helps local coalitions establish new eviction prevention measures thatREAD MORE
How do banks determine/define “vacant” or “abandoned” property?
A recent white paper was released by the Legal League 100, providing guidance and clarification on what constitutes a real estate property to fall under the category of “abandoned.” Legal League 100 supports the mortgageREAD MORE
Center for Community Progress American Rescue Plan Act Funding for Blight
Update January 7th The Center for Community Progress issued a press release regarding the U.S. Treasury Department’s Final Ruling clarifying that ARPA funds may be used by communities to address vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated propertiesREAD MORE
CCP Report on Land Banks and Community Land Trusts
A new report from the Center for Community Progress titled, ““Land Banks and Community Land Trusts (CLT): Partnering to Provide Equitable Housing Opportunities Now and for Future Generations” discusses land banks and CLTs, promising modelsREAD MORE
CCP & Federal Reserve Study “Tackling Vacancy and Abandonment: Strategies and Impacts after the Great Recession”
The Center for Community Progress and the Federal Reserve Banks of Atlanta and Cleveland released a new report titled “Tackling Vacancy and Abandonment: Strategies and Impacts after the Great Recession”, containing articles by national expertsREAD MORE
Albany County (NY) Blight to Betterment Task Force Report
The Task Force consisting of legislators, staff and community stakeholders was convened in June 2020 and has released their report. Per Co-chair Matt Peter (County Legislature 5th District – D) “blight is both a countyREAD MORE
Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative – Springfield Illinois Analysis
City of Springfield, IL recently utilized Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative Fellow Megan Willis-Jackson to provide an analysis, and recommendations to address vacant and dilapidated housing. Recommended changes included changes to; Inspection processes Legal processesREAD MORE
JAMA Study Municipally Funded House Repairs and Crime Rates
Recent article in the Wall Street Journal, discusses a July 2021 study in the Journal of the American Medical Association, that “found a tight link between municipally funded house repairs and a drop in crimeREAD MORE
Public Safety Strategies for Addressing Mortgage Fraud and the Foreclosure Crisis
In 2010 a report was released from the Center for Court Innovation supported by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, a component of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs, titled “Public Safety StrategiesREAD MORE