Vacant Property Registration Ordinance
February 26th, 2008
Municipalities throughout the country are enacting new ordinances, or enforcing existing ones, centered around the registration of vacant properties.
While each ordinance may vary from the others there are common themes and requirements, in the spreadsheet below we have provided the following categories:
- City and State
- Name of the Ordinance
- Zip Code List (link)
- Date enacted (where available)
- Ordinance Document (link)
- Program contact
- Property Report (link)*
- Key Points (link)*
*Please note: These links can be accessed through the Safeguard client web system which requires a valid login.
Vacant Property Registration Ordinance
Any questions or comments can be sent to high.risk@safeguardproperties.com.
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) has developed its Property Preservation Resource Center. This webpage provides municipalities with resources to identify direct points of contacts at loan servicing organization for issues pertaining to safety and security at vacant and abandoned properties.
In addition, a large number of municipalities and other agencies have been utilizing the MERS database to register vacant properties. The MERS initiative allows properties registered through this system to bypass any hard-copy registrations.
MERS subscribers