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City proposes pilot to reclaim long-term vacant homes; housing staff identify 229 rehab candidates
Summary
Housing staff presented a pilot program to recover long-term vacant residential properties for rehabilitation, identifying 229 potential rehab candidates and 60 demolition cases. The pilot would pursue liens and foreclosure to transfer ownership for rehabilitation, using modest start-up funds and revolving lien receipts for future activity.
The city’s housing department proposed a pilot program to bring long-term vacant residential properties back into productive use, telling council on April 14 that staff identified 229 long-term vacant properties that could be rehabilitated and 60 properties likely to require demolition.
Melissa Cook, housing administrator, said staff combined on‑the‑ground inspections with condemnation lists and other data sources to create the inventory. “Ultimately, what we've learned is we have 229 properties that we have identified that have been vacant long term that are good candidates for rehabilitation, and…
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