Aaron Klein previously served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Treasury Department for Economic Policy and Chief Economist of the U.S. Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee. In January 2017, Klein issued aREAD MORE
Center for Problem-Oriented Policing Guide “The Problem of Abandoned Buildings and Lots”
The Center for Problem-Oriented Policing was founded as a private non-profit organization in 2002. In 2015 it became a center at Arizona State University’s Watts College of Public Service & Community Solutions, with affiliations withREAD MORE
State Blight Toolkits and Responses “Vacant Property Registration” and Others
Illinois In 2016 Business and Professional People for the Public Interest (BPI -a public interest law and policy center in the Chicago region) and the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus (representing the local elected officials of theREAD MORE
Vacant Property Registration Databases
Following are databases compiling vacant property registration and related ordinances from across the country. MCS https://www.mcs360.com/code-compliance-legislations.aspx PRS https://www.propertyregistration.com/TrackRegistrationOrdinances.aspx Safeguard Properties https://safeguardproperties.com/vacant-property-registration
San Francisco seeks to get a handle on its inventory of vacant storefronts
The following two articles discussing recent developments in San Francisco raise two (2) important points. The value of community engagement – a key component of MuniReg’s solution – “Vacant storefronts have gained attention in recentREAD MORE
Private Cause of Action in Blight Cases
Zanesville OH ended up scrapping the section authorizing “private cause of action section intended to grant private citizens the ability to declare their neighbors nuisances in addition to law enforcement.” “Had the committee chosen toREAD MORE