Category: Blog

City of Springfield Illinois Receives Analysis to Address Blight

City of Springfield Illinois recently utilized Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative Fellow Megan Willis-Jackson to provide an analysis of the...

September 22, 2021

Still on the Hamster Wheel…

Back in 2019, we blogged about the issue of antiquated policies that centered around required notifications being sent to known...

August 13, 2021

SACA “Using Vacant Property Registration Ordinances”

The Standards and Codes Academy hosted an webinar with MuniReg President Michael Halpern presenting on the topic of vacant property...

June 9, 2021

Connecticut H.B. No. 6593 – Short Sighted Legislation

A legal challenge in Washington State a few years ago caused banks to halt maintenance activity to the consternation of...

May 6, 2021

Uniformity – Benefits and Pitfalls

Uniformity – Benefits and Pitfalls In the precarious and troublesome arena of blighted and abandoned properties, uniformity, best practices, and...

November 5, 2020

Doing the Right Thing…….Part Deux

Though, yes I am feeling a little nostalgic for 80’s/90’s movies, this discussion isn’t about Spike Lee , Charlie Sheen...

October 15, 2020

No Good Deed Goes Unpunished?

Update January 3rd 2021 CBS Chicago reports, “Volunteers In Harvey Halfway Toward Goal Of Boarding Up 400 Vacant Homes” Please...

Weakening the Power of Code Enforcement

In a recent article (click here), a local TV station in Cincinnati discusses a Councilmember’s new initiative to have unpaid...

September 25, 2020

Foreclosure Moratoriums and Unintended Consequences

Whether it’s  an individual property owner, company, or bank, or municipality, the issue raised by WCJB is an absolute concern....

July 10, 2020

“I think, absolutely!”

Following is a transcript of the last question posed during the Q&A segment (emphasis added) of a recent webinar presented...

May 1, 2020