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Community survey finds 22% of homes in Reclaiming Our Neighborhoods areas need major exterior repairs; coalition urges enforcement and homeowner aid
Summary
Reclaiming Our Neighborhoods (RON) presented its 2024 parcel-level housing conditions report to the Zoning & Development Committee, reporting that surveyors found major exterior repairs on about 22% of properties in 14 Milwaukee neighborhoods and urging expanded enforcement and homeowner assistance.
Reclaiming Our Neighborhoods (RON) presented its 2024 housing conditions report to the Milwaukee Common Council Zoning & Development Committee on April 29, detailing exterior-condition surveys of 14 neighborhoods and urging the city to expand enforcement and homeowner-assistance tools. The committee voted to receive and place the report on file.
The RON Coalition said volunteers surveyed parcels in neighborhoods including Amani, Sherman Park, Lindsay Heights and Washington Park and found that “a little over 22% of all residential and mixed use properties” required at least one major exterior repair. RON’s presenters told the committee investor-owned houses were more likely to need multiple repairs than owner-occupied homes and that investors own about 47.7% of RON-area units but…
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