The land bank is granted unique powers under state law, allowing it to clear titles quickly, eliminate liens and past claims and hold property without paying taxes.
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan's blight removal program cut abandoned Land Bank homes from 47,000 to under 1,000, boosting property values from $4.2B to $8.8B.
Detroit has demolished roughly 27,000 abandoned houses and sold another 19,000 formerly vacant homes since Mayor Mike Duggan ...
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announces progress in reducing city blight, with fewer than 1,000 abandoned properties remaining.
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Detroit Mayor Duggan touts work demolishing vacant buildings before leaving office
The BriefDetroit Mayor Duggan is working to get rid of vacant buildings before he leaves office.Detroit had 47,000 abandoned ...
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Detroit mayor's mission to fight blight
Mayor Duggan was at the Detroit Police Department headquarters giving his final residential blight removal report, stating ...
The duplexes being rehabbed are in an area north of Kercheval Avenue and west of Van Dyke, near the historic West Village and Indian Village neighborhoods, the Detroit River, Belle Isle and other ...
Some housing advocates and city officials are pushing to use another tool to help address Detroit's shortage of affordable homes: community land trusts. Earlier this spring, the Detroit City Council ...
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