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Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania |
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technical resource guide
From Liability to Viability
Reclaiming Abandoned Pennsylvania II: A Technical Guide for Action
Reclaiming Abandoned Pennsylvania II: From Liability to Viability, A Technical Guide for Action is a technical resource handbook that explores the latest thinking, research and best practices on residential abandonment. The guide asks municipalities to think differently and begin to see abandoned land as a potential asset, sets out tools to prevent future abandonment, to acquire marketable title to property in order to reintroduce it to market, to transfer title to a responsible owner for productive reuse and how to finance your abandonment strategy. From Liability to Viability includes the following chapters:
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Diagnosis
Why Pennsylvania’s Older Communities have Abandoned Residential Properties |
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Think Differently: The Reclaimed Land Asset Model
Seeing Abandoned Land as a Potential Asset |
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Taking Stock
Determining the Scope and Location of Abandoned Properties |
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Blight Prevention
Identifying at-risk properties, intervening and preventing future abandonment |
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Getting Abandoned Properties Back Onto the Market |
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Assemble and Store Land for Development
The Land Bank |
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Dollars
Financing Your Abandonment Strategy |
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New Tools
Descriptions of Recent Legislation That Offers New Tools To Address Abandonment |
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