Sheboygan wants to track vacant buildings

Published: January 3, 2012
Tags: vacant property

Owners of vacant buildings in Sheboygan must register those buildings with the city by Jan. 15 or face heavy fines under a new ordinance.

City pressures owners of foreclosed homes

Published: January 26, 2010
Tags: Clark, Dahlberg, Davis, demolition, foreclosure, Fraley, Greater New Birth Church, law, Milwaukee, renovation, Southeastern Wisconsin Common Ground, US Bank, vacant property
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By Sean Ryan A Milwaukee law forcing property owners to renovate or demolish foreclosed homes is putting muscle behind a growing disgust with vacant properties. The law dovetails with such local groups as Southeastern Wisconsin Common Ground, which is an organization of religious congregations and social groups mounting a public campaign arguing lenders that foreclose [...]

Developers poke holes in Madison land bank

Paul Snyder paul.snyder@dailyreporter.com Madison developers worry that favoritism and municipal profits will trump private business plans if the city tightens its grip on land use by buying up vacant property. “I worry when municipalities get involved in private development matters,” said Randy Whitson, a principal in the Madison office of Lee & Associates Commercial Real [...]