Category: Reference Desk

New Publications on Code Enforcement

Two new books were recently published on the topic of “code enforcement” Effective Code Enforcement Justin Edson (Bio) “A must...

November 28, 2025

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

Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy “Local Vacancy Taxes: A Tool but Not a Panacea”

The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) has released a new blog posting explaining that vacancy and blight taxes...

November 17, 2025

Leveraging code enforcement units to reduce crime: A difference-in-difference analysis of a targeted crime prevention intervention

In the face of rising crime and ongoing police staffing shortages, a new study published in the Journal of Criminal...

July 14, 2025

National Housing Crisis Task Force

In July 2024, the Nowak Metro Finance Lab at Drexel University and Accelerator for America launched the National Housing Crisis...

May 23, 2025

How Housing Code Enforcement Shapes Stability and Access to Safe Homes

A new report by Housing Action Illinois and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Code Enforcement as a Tool for...

May 1, 2025

Policing as Public Health – Why Broken Windows still applies

A recent article by Anthony A. Braga, Jerry Lee Professor of Criminology and Director, Crime and Justice Policy Lab, at...

March 25, 2025

Rising Costs of Homeownership Are a Growing Burden

In January we reported on articles in the Wall Street Journal and other major outlets that highlighted a concerning trend...

February 24, 2025

Civil Nuisance Law – Private Nuisance Lawsuits

One Georgia municipality is working to develop “a civil nuisance law that would allow private citizens to file nuisance complaints in...

January 24, 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