Model Practices in Tax Foreclosure and Property Disposition: Atlanta Case Study
Date Published: 01/11/2003
Author: Lisa Mueller Levy, LISC
Publisher: LISC
This case study about Atlanta is the second in a series describing effective local efforts to return tax delinquent or vacant/abandoned properties to productive use. The City of Atlanta and Fulton County are working to address the issue of property tax delinquency in many of Atlanta's neighborhoods, based on an acknowledgment that restoring properties to the tax rolls will enhance local government tax collection, as well as improve the neighborhoods. The implementation of several new legislative measures since 1990, including the creation of the Fulton County Land Bank Authority, has streamlined the property disposition in Atlanta significantly.
Topics: Economic Development & Safety, --Vacant Properties, Land Use & Planning, --Vacant Properties
Type: Case study / model practice