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Hampton City Council briefed on proposed vacant-building registry, fee and civil-penalty framework
Summary
Assistant City Attorney Anne Ligon briefed Hampton City Council on a proposed ordinance requiring owners of structures vacant 12 months or more to register annually if the property is derelict, site of criminal blight, or occupied by an unauthorized person; proposed fee $100, failure to register triggers a $200 civil penalty and a warrant-in-debt process.
Assistant City Attorney Anne Ligon told the Hampton City Council that the city is proposing a vacant-building registry for structures that have been "continuously vacant for a period of 12 months or more." The briefing outlined public-safety and property-maintenance concerns linked to long-term vacancies — aging neighborhoods, deferred maintenance, pests and rodents, overgrowth, and the risk of squatters or criminal activity — and explained how the local ordinance would mirror recent state statutory changes.
The ordinance as summarized by Ligon would require owners to provide the building address, the name, address and phone number of the owner or owner's agent, an explanation of how long the building is likely to remain vacant and why, a description of measures to…
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