Vacant or abandoned properties are community eyesores, and also pose threats as public safety hazards and shelters of criminal activity. These buildings often are deteriorated beyond repair, overgrown with vegetation, and act as potential dumping grounds for debris and other hazardous materials.

Legislation passed under Ordinance 194-09( Residential) and Ordinance 182-14( Commercial) require property owners responsible for these lots to register their buildings with DBI. The code calls for an annual registration fee, maintenance and security requirements. These two ordinances were developed to prompt owners to improve abandoned buildings, restore them to proper code, and have them returned to community use. Property owner information is required to be posted visibly on a vacant building.

Quarterly Vacant Commercial Storefront List Complaints

Inactive / Abated / Closed

16 Department of Building Inspection, Fiscal Year 2015-2016 Annual Report