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Committee considers targeted state tools to address abandoned properties and support land‑banking
Summary
Members discussed accelerating remedies for abandoned and delinquent properties, land‑bank follow‑up reporting due in November, tax‑sale exceptions, incentives for rehabilitation and potential protections to ensure redeveloped properties serve community needs.
The House General & Housing Committee devoted a significant portion of the meeting to abandoned and delinquent properties, exploring state tools that towns could use to address hazardous vacant houses and inherited properties that sit vacant while taxes are paid by absentee heirs.
Representative Elizabeth described properties in her district with chronic abandonment, public‑health hazards and squatting, and urged tailored state solutions. Committee members discussed two primary avenues: using land banks and…
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