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
Joe Schilling 2009 Study on Vacant Property Registration Ordinances
In 2009 Joseph Schilling (senior research associate in the Metropolitan Housing and Communities Policy Center and Research to Action Lab at the Urban Institute, at the time of the study Director of Research and PolicyREAD MORE
Emory School of Law White Paper Titled, “Vacant Property Registration Ordinances”
Vacant Property Ordinances In 2010 (updated 2013) Benton C. Martin (Emory School of Law) authored a white paper titled, “Vacant Property Registration Ordinances”. In it Martin discusses, the increasing number of local governments enacting VPRREAD MORE
Georgia Institute of Technology White Paper “Local Vacant Property Registration Ordinances in the U.S.: An Analysis of Growth, Regional Trends, and Some Key Characteristics”
In 2012, a white paper was authored by Dan Immergluck and Yun Sang Lee from the School of City and Regional Planning, Georgia Institute of Technology along with Patrick Terranova. The study titled ” LocalREAD 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
Center for Community Progress The Building American Cities Toolkit
The Center for Community Progress (formerly the National Vacant Properties Campaign) developed The Building American Cities Toolkit™. In the tool kit, in the section titled “Dealing with vacant property owners” you will find their overviewREAD MORE
“Mea Culpa”
However much I try to be conventional, sometimes that may not be the best approach. Having the initial blog post for a new company begin with acknowledging fault, I believe most people would consider thatREAD 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
White Paper “Local Vacant Property Registration Ordinances in the U.S.: An Analysis of Growth, Regional Trends, and Some Key Characteristics”
In 2012, a white paper was authored by Dan Immergluck and Yun Sang Lee from the School of City and Regional Planning, Georgia Institute of Technology along with Patrick Terranova. The study titled ” LocalREAD MORE
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
Mortgage Servicing Collaborative – Mortgage Servicing Overview
The topic of (overview of) the mortgage servicing industry is a popular theme at code enforcement and other municipal conferences. To understand how to prevent and address abandoned properties as a result of a mortgageREAD MORE