In 2012, a white paper was authored by Dan Immergluck and Yun Sang Lee from the School of City and Regional Planning, Georgia Institute of Technology along with Patrick Terranova. The study titled ” Local Vacant Property Registration Ordinances in the U.S.: An Analysis of Growth, Regional Trends, and Some Key Characteristics” examines “the growth of vacant property registration ordinances (VPROs) in the U.S.”

To view the white paper, please click on following link
Local Vacant Property Registration Ordinances in the U.S.: An Analysis of Growth, Regional Trends, and Some Key Characteristics

To view an interview with Professor Immergluck discussing the white paper please click on following link
The Evolution of Vacant Property Registration Ordinances across the United States

HUD Office of Policy Development and Research 2013 report by same authors.
New Data on Local Vacant Property Registration Ordinances