HomeMy WebLinkAbout112425 National Strategies for Combatting Blight_ MuniReg Advisory - November 24th_ 2025ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them.
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Good Morning,
We’re pleased to share the latest national best practices for addressing vacant and abandoned properties—curated specifically for municipal needs.
Please feel free to forward this to colleagues or others in your municipality. For those new to our updates, MuniReg typically shares insights monthly or bi-monthly, highlighting innovative,
practical solutions from across the country.
Every community faces unique challenges, and MuniReg is here to help with tailored support for your code enforcement and revitalization goals.
This alert is informational only. To learn more, contact us at admin@munireg.com <mailto:admin@munireg.com>
Center for Community Progress Code Enforcement Training Guide
Designed for communities building a new code enforcement training program or strengthening an existing one, the Center for Community Progress released a comprehensive, five-part curriculum
that helps departments shift from traditional, punitive code enforcement to a strategic, compliance-focused approach.
For more information please click here <https://7pkkw.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/sh/1t6Af4OiGsDg0dsQOfkHzgLg7d1zFM/BFbHywt7z3vC> , or copy and paste the following into your web browser:
https://www.munireg.com/center-for-community-progress-code-enforcement-training-guide/
They can’t ALL be wrong… right?
We recently posted on social media a graphic showing 25+ organizations (public policy research, universities, state and federal organizations etc.) that have, either directly or through
published studies, model language, guidance, or media commentary etc. endorsed, encouraged, or positively referenced the use of a vacant/abandoned/foreclosed property registration ordinance.
* Code Enforcement & Building Officials: This makes your life easier. Ask for it! Your time is valuable. This gives you more of it back!
* Administrators & Elected Officials: Empower your team with a tool that increases compliance, improves data visibility, and strengthens enforcement capacity.
* No out-of-pocket costs
* No heavy lifting
* High impact, low burden
If you’d like to learn how we simplify this process, maximize compliance, and deliver measurable results for municipalities across the country, email admin@munireg.com
For our Facebook post, please click here <https://7pkkw.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/sh/1t6Af4OiGsE8LM4qn1qD9wPVVS0ixQ/80tP2u3y-ZYl> , or copy and paste the following into your web browser.
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BSUCZH4Wr/
For our LinkedIn post, please click here <https://7pkkw.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/sh/1t6Af4OiGsEag4HHBNw8KCTKtGzSfU/KoYOBHlAUxZT> , or copy and paste the following into your web browser.
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7396603150880702465
Think your compliance rates are acceptable? The data says otherwise....and it’s not your staff, it’s the system
In a follow up social media post to the above, we provide numerous public sources that validate our approach.
Property registration ordinances work when they’re administered effectively. Many communities assume their compliance rates are acceptable, but the reality painted across years of media
reporting and internal municipal audits etc. tells a much different story...meaning you are leaving compliance, and value, on the table.
Backlogs, returned notices, incomplete registries, difficulty locating non-compliant owners, and staffing shortages. These challenges show up everywhere.
Importantly, none of this is a critique of the dedicated municipal staff doing the work today or in the future. These issues aren’t about effort or ability; they’re about capacity, structure,
and system design. Our model simply gives your team more support, better tools, and a far more effective framework.
The day after our social media post, the following quote was published in one Ohio community's local paper:
"Asked why vacant property legislation hasn’t been enforced, .....said there are “several factors,” including limited staffing and resources in code enforcement, outdated administrative
processes and some ambiguities in the existing code that made consistent enforcement “difficult.”
There is a proven, higher-performing approach, and we can show you exactly what it looks like.
If you’re ready for a registry that is fully utilized and maximized for results, email admin@munireg.com and let’s schedule a time to talk.
For our Facebook post, please click here <https://7pkkw.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/sh/1t6Af4OiGsF30mThZk23USXAH5yCNY/yv7kQxaDbHVI> , or copy and paste the following into your web browser.
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17MkKcc27F/
For our LinkedIn post, please click here <https://7pkkw.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/sh/1t6Af4OiGsFVLUg7y67yeiazeuww5c/yO1bzkRUXHya> , or copy and paste the following into your web browser.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/munireg_localgovernment-blight-vacantproperties-activity-7397005044929282049--FIv?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAFCAjQBHiedXIiktcjTYkUaEm5aCqAMy8w
Hidden costs were the silent threat. Now Zillow has priced them, and the foreclosure risk just got louder!
Earlier this year we shared a Joint Center For Housing Studies of Harvard University research brief (following several Wall Street Journal articles) on the concerning trend in some housing
markets, hidden costs and the potential for it to result in higher foreclosures.
Now, a new analysis from Zillow and Thumbtack finds that the hidden costs of homeownership add up to $15,979 per year nationwide, climbing faster than incomes, and straining affordability
across the country.
To view the post, please click here <https://7pkkw.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/sh/1t6Af4OiGsFxgCsYMSDtoyep2jvfng/6D_aUalqR4_q> , or copy and paste the following into your web browser:
https://investors.zillowgroup.com/investors/news-and-events/news/news-details/2025/Hidden-costs-of-homeownership-reach-16K-per-year/default.aspx
To "Shame" or not to "Shame", that is the question....
One Florida community's new approach to addressing code violations is being questioned by some local residents.
For media coverage on the new program, please click here <https://7pkkw.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/sh/1t6Af4OiGsGQ0v4ykoJozEieQYuPVk/smAcLpxpGwK-> , or copy and paste the following into
your web browser.
https://www.capecoralbreeze.com/news/local-news/2025/10/31/yard-signs-added-to-code-enforcement-arsenal/
For the city's social media post, please click here <https://7pkkw.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/sh/1t6Af4OiGsGsLdHP9APk9UmToNt9Do/YSdioxX04RR5> , or copy and paste the following into your
web browser.
https://www.facebook.com/CityofCapeCoral/posts/-new-code-enforcement-yard-signs-coming-to-cape-coral-you-may-start-noticing-new/1230088095816115/
For information on the pushback from residents please click here <https://7pkkw.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/sh/1t6Af4OiGsHKgLTpXWVfJkqJCCrsvs/63EubpNc924f> , or copy and paste the following
into your web browser.
https://youtube.com/shorts/BGtj4dvJstE?si=dMzrtX5pFL0_dSPG
Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy "Local Vacancy Taxes: A Tool but Not a Panacea"
The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) has released a new blog posting explaining that vacancy and blight taxes can motivate property owners to reuse vacant buildings and
provide modest municipal revenue, but they work best alongside other tools like land banking, code enforcement, or rehabilitation programs.
To view the post, please click here <https://7pkkw.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/sh/1t6Af4OiGsHn13gFvsbaU0u8a1qcdw/IcZ4k25C735W> , or copy and paste the following into your web browser:
https://www.munireg.com/institute-on-taxation-and-economic-policy-local-vacancy-taxes-a-tool-but-not-a-panacea/
Another Scam Alert
Last month we reported on a couple of scams, one involving scammers distributing 'code violation' flyers to homeowners that demand 'compensation' and a second, involving fake emails
impersonating the Planning and Community Development Department and asking for personal information or payments.
Now comes a new report from High Point, KY warning of a scam involving people impersonating city inspectors.
For more information pleaseclick here <https://7pkkw.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/sh/7nVU1aA2nfsZpYlJAHvPtfpMRDAnrD2/W8TKGmGOtqsU> , or copy and paste the following into your web browser:
https://www.paxtonmedia.com/news/high_point_enterprise/city-warns-of-inspections-scam/article_223cf6d1-0daa-5fd4-963d-c8747c434d24.html
Have an AMAZING Thanksgiving!
Michael Halpern
President
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