Category: Reference Desk

Code Enforcement Educators Interview

MuniReg President Michael Halpern was recently interviewed by Pete Roque and Rachel Patterson at https://codeenforcementeducators.com/ where Halpern discussed the creation...

May 12, 2022

CCP Webinar Strengthening Community Relationships to Achieve Equitable Code Enforcement

Once again, the Center for Community Progress has provided an informative resource on building a strong code enforcement program and...

CCP and Lincoln Institute Report “State Policy and Problem Property Regulation”

February 2022 report titled “State Policy and Problem Property Regulation” is derived is derived from a working paper prepared by Alan...

April 12, 2022

LISC & Urban Institute White Paper “Reclaiming Vacant Houses & Preventing Foreclosure”

A new white paper by Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) and Urban Institute assesses the effectiveness of New York State’s...

March 31, 2022

NLC Eviction Prevention: A Guide for Local Governments

The National League of Cities and the Legal Design Lab have a new report out: “Eviction Prevention: A Guide for...

February 7, 2022

How do banks determine/define “vacant” or “abandoned” property?

A recent white paper was released by the Legal League 100, providing guidance and clarification on what constitutes a real...

January 19, 2022

Center for Community Progress American Rescue Plan Act Funding for Blight

Update January 7th The Center for Community Progress issued a press release regarding the U.S. Treasury Department’s Final Ruling clarifying...

November 17, 2021

CCP Report on Land Banks and Community Land Trusts

A new report from the Center for Community Progress titled, ““Land Banks and Community Land Trusts (CLT): Partnering to Provide...

October 29, 2021

CCP & Federal Reserve Study “Tackling Vacancy and Abandonment: Strategies and Impacts after the Great Recession”

The Center for Community Progress and the Federal Reserve Banks of Atlanta and Cleveland released a new report titled “Tackling...

Albany County (NY) Blight to Betterment Task Force Report

The Task Force consisting of legislators, staff and community stakeholders was convened in June 2020 and has released their report....