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Chelsea advocate urges stronger enforcement of abandoned-properties laws, cites 100+ vacant parcels
Summary
A presenter representing Chelsea neighborhood stakeholders told the council that landlords and out-of-town owners hold many vacant or blighted properties and urged the city to use existing tools — including the Abandoned Properties Act, vacant-property fees and foreclosure processes — to return properties to productive use.
A community representative identified in the meeting transcript as Elizabeth Taranick urged Atlantic City council members on Sept. 17 to increase enforcement actions against absentee owners of vacant and blighted properties, saying the condition of those properties imposes costs on taxpayers and damages neighborhood safety and property values.
“At least a hundred in my area,” Taranick said when asked for a count; she later specified “about a 103 vacant” properties in the Chelsea district and said other neighborhoods also have large numbers of vacant parcels. She told council the owners “do not live in Atlantic City” and said some owners hold multiple properties (one limited liability company was identified in the presentation…
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