Category: National Best Practices

Center for Community Progress Code Enforcement Training Guide

Designed for communities building a new code enforcement training program or strengthening an existing one, the Center for Community Progress...

November 23, 2025

Wearing Two Hats

In a recent PA Times article for the American Society for Public Administration, titled “Enforcement versus Education: Two Hats –...

September 17, 2025

Blight Mitigation Revolving Funds

Two states have recently undertaken efforts to implement a “revolving fund” to spur property rehabilitation. Mississippi Approved by the Governor...

July 8, 2025

Webinar: REACTIVE TO PROACTIVE: A Path to Equitable & Efficient Neighborhood Revitalization

MuniReg President Michael Halpern was privileged to co-present on a recent webinar titled “REACTIVE TO PROACTIVE: A Path to Equitable...

December 13, 2024

Solar arrays as a blight solution

Detroit MI Mayor Mike Duggan announced a new initiative to address blight by installing solar arrays in 3 residential neighborhoods....

June 27, 2024

Creativity from Down Under

A recent release from Australia’s Dept. of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety, announces a new $5 million “Vacant Property...

May 9, 2024

Community Highlight: Las Cruces, NM Common Sense Approach to Sharing Vacant Property Information

MuniReg has never been a proponent of “advertising vacancy“. For severely dilapidated properties, that are clearly abandoned, posting for example...

April 3, 2024

Community Highlight: Aroostook County ME Assists Local Governments with Demolition Costs

A headline like this “Aroostook County landfill cuts towns a break on blighted buildings” shouldn’t be newsworthy, as collaboration between...

March 22, 2024

Community Highlight: Memphis TN Neighborhood Preservation Clinic

Previously reported in November 2022, The University of Memphis School of Law’s Neighborhood Preservation Clinic represents the City of Memphis...

March 20, 2024

Community Highlight: Toledo OH Neighborhood Associations Website/Map

In a full length feature, WTVG discussed various efforts underway in Toledo to address blight. Community engagement is a critical...