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Receivership: A New Tool for Addressing Vacant Problem Properties in North Carolina
Municipalities across North Carolina have long employed code enforcement tools to address problem properties and abandoned structures. A prior blog post describes the code enforcement options for repair and maintenance […]
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Maintenance of vacant or neglected commercial buildings: options for NC local governments
UPDATE 2021: Some statutory provisions referenced in the original post were relocated to new Chapter 160D of the North Carolina General Statutes, effective January 1, 2021. This post has been […]
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Legal and Business Reasons Why Downtown Development Programs Should Involve Secured Loans—Not Grants
Dr. Blaine Beeper is a retired hospital administrator who was recently elected to council in the Town of Bushwood. Dr. Beeper thinks he has figured out how to jumpstart revitalization […]
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The Tortoise, the Hare, and Demolition in Historic Districts
A few blocks from downtown in the town’s historic district sit two houses built in the early twentieth century: the Hare House and the Tortoise House. The houses retain their […]
