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Councilors press administration to prioritize residents in upcoming in-rem sales program
Committee on Finance, Buffalo City · April 21, 2026
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Summary
Council members discussed a resolution and administrative options to prioritize owner-occupants for tens of thousands of at-risk parcels and asked administration and law to explore mechanisms to limit speculators and enable resident purchases.
Council members told the Committee on Finance that the city should use the upcoming in-rem (in-remission) sales process to prioritize local residents and owner-occupants rather than allow out-of-town speculators to buy large swaths of property.
Council members said administration staff estimate…
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