What Should Chicago do with 15,000 Vacant buildings
Very interesting post as to how Chicago is dealing with vacant property.....and being sued by banks who are expected to maintain properties during and after foreclosure. There's also a map of vacant properties
I've read that there's some parts of the city that have clusters of blocks with vacancies as high as 45% Yikes....
http://www.chicagonow.com/getting-re...=Google+Reader
Chicago's What to do when your property falls vacant:
http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en...uidelines.html
Note that plywood MUST be taken down after 6 months and replaced with steel plates. This is heavily enforced since I tend to see more steel coverings than plywood.
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2207/2...214f7262_z.jpg
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Detroit is certainly not alone in this problem.