Category: Reference Desk

Understanding the True Costs of Abandoned Properties: How Maintenance Can Make a Difference

Aaron Klein previously served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Treasury Department for Economic Policy and Chief Economist of...

February 14, 2019

Center for Problem-Oriented Policing Guide “The Problem of Abandoned Buildings and Lots”

The Center for Problem-Oriented Policing was founded as a private non-profit organization in 2002. In 2015 it became a center...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

February 11, 2019

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....

January 23, 2019