A recent article discusses one community’s initiatives to “injecting new life into narrow, vacant lots brought about by blighted-structures removal”. Several approaches are referenced, including; the topic must remain a regular item on council meetingREAD MORE
Alaska SB 77 – What is Blight?
In a recent Op-Ed for the Anchorage Daily News, Sam Spiegelman, attorney at Pacific Legal Foundation provides an update on SB 77. In the article he advocates that “the term “blight” must be precisely defined,READ MORE
US Supreme Court “State’s Property Tax Windfall”
Update May 29th, 2023 The Supreme Court has issued a ruling. As discussed in a recent article from Route Fifty that even though the Court ruled against cities and counties, “local officials nationwide are breathingREAD MORE
“Sale in Error Loophole”
Local leaders in Illinois are petitioning the Statehouse to close a loophole that allows for “Profiting off of Blight”. Recent article discusses some purchasers of tax liens, “after four years they take steps to voidREAD MORE
“Turbocharging” Code Enforcement Foreclosures
Update New article goes into more details on this issue including various approaches by several municipalities. To view the article, please click on following link: Families lose homes after Florida cities turbocharge code enforcement foreclosuresREAD MORE
HB 2083 Kansas Vacant Property Act
Kansas Senate is deliberating on HB 2083 after it passed the House. The bill seeks to create “the Kansas vacant property act to prohibit municipalities from imposing any fees or registration requirements on the basisREAD MORE
CA SB 356 Code Enforcement Incentive Program: Community Code Enforcement Pilot Program
On March 20th, MuniReg was honored to submit the following testimony in support of SB 356 Senate Bill No 356 Michael Halpern, President MuniReg LLC Testimony in Support Chair Wiener and members of the Committee:READ MORE
“Property Reunification” Pilot Program
Louisville KY is piloting a new program titled, “Property Reunification” at reunifying heirs with privately owned properties currently being maintained by Louisville Metro Government. “By uniting heirs with these lots, the program will encourage neighborhoodREAD MORE
Wichita Eagle Op-Ed “Kansas lawmakers on the wrong side in fight against blight”
A recent Op-Ed discusses the progression of Kansas HB 2083 that has now passed the House. VPRO’s are widely utilized across the country. As the author states, the legislators are on the wrong side ofREAD MORE
Institutional Investors in Housing
A new report has been released by Nowak Metro Finance Lab in collaboration with Accelerator for America titled, “We Buy Houses”: You Lose Out. This study follow a September 2022 study titled, “Investor Home PurchasesREAD MORE
Nuisance Lien Recovery
Two recent developments in this arena from Georgia and Michigan. Georgia The LaGrange City Council is considering limiting the interest that accrues on liens placed on properties to pay for the demolition of unsafe houses.READ MORE
California Seeks to Boost Code Enforcement
Senate Bill 356 was introduced on February 8th, and was referred to the Housing Committee the following week. According to the Legislative Counsel’s Digest; The bill (titled “Housing: Code Enforcement Incentive Program: Community Code EnforcementREAD MORE