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City Management Of Vacant Properties Revise Rental Licensing and Housing Codes: Re-examine rental licensing programs and housing codes and revise or add to where needed to prevent lack of deferred maintenance and the lack of safety and security of affected housing stock. Effective ordinances include Point of Sale Code Compliance ordinances,Public Nuisance Abatement ordinances,Long Grass Implement Ordinances to Ordinances, etc. 3 If your city does not license rental properties, consider licensing as a method of tracking changes in use from Address Foreclosure Impacts ownership to rental and inspecting rental building conditions. Step Up the Use Legal Remedies:Enforce administrative code and • Point Of Sale Code Compliance Ordinance use legal remedies. See list of helpful city ordinances to the right. Legal • Vacant Building Registration remedies can include, for example, tenant remedies actions and nuisance actions which can be brought by a local government,a local ' Public Nuisance Abatement(removal of community group, a tenant,or other concerned parties. junk cars,garbage, building materials) Track Your City's Foreclosures and Sub-Prime Loan • Long Grass Ordinance Concentrations:Track existing foreclosures and use external and internal data resources (such as city early warning systems'and the • Recoup Vacant Property Monitoring and Federal Reserve data on sub-prime loan concentrations5) in a Board Up Costs coordinated city/county-wide manner to predict future distressed homeowners and manage vacancies. For example, some cities tag homes • Recoup Costs Of Excessive Use Of that appear vacant or have not paid their monthly water bill and leave Services information requesting the homeowner contact the city within several days—if no contact is made, the city turns off the water to the property6. Track Vacant Properties: Employ a vacant and/or boarded property registry and ask community residents to report vacant properties immediately. Educate Landlords:Educate landlords on obligations under city ordinances and state laws regarding property maintenance,rental licensing. Creative Board Ups:In areas where board-ups are rampant consider use innovative boarding techniques, such as artistic board-ups Coordinate Early Warning Data on Foreclosures and Sub-Prime Loans Acquisition, Rehabilitation & to Target Outreach and Remediation Neighborhood Recovery Efforts • Track Utility Billing(Late Payers)And Usage Target Public Funding and Financing Tools:Publicize financing tools that may assist new home owners to acquire and rehabilitate To I.D.Vacant Homes and Prevent Water foreclosed properties. Examples include a The City Living Program in Damage St Pauh ,Northside Home Fund in Minneapolis 8,City Advantage in • Track City Inspection And Enforcement Reports Minneapolis9,HUD 203(k) loans1),Minnesota Housing's CASA" and Fix-up Fund, '' and use of local HRA levy dollars in key areas. • Monitor Federal Reserve Data On Sub Prime Develop New Strategic Partnerships: Build partnerships with for- Loan Concentrations By Local Zip Code profit and non-profit redevelopers, lenders, realtors and other . Monitor County Sheriff Data To Track Street community based organizations that focus on the recovery of specific targeted geographic areas of your community.13 Address Level Foreclosure Locations Explore Bulk Purchasing Strategies with Local Developers and 0Monitor State Foreclosure Reports At GMHF Lenders: Partner with local non-profit and for-profit developers to And Housing Link Web Sites negotiate bulk purchase of properties from lenders to proactively revitalize affected neighborhoods and prevent foreclosed homes from ' Monitor Values Through County Assessor Data falling into the hands of unscrupulous speculators. and Property Tax Records • Monitor Police Reports to I.D.Problem Properties