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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
The downtown buildings in the Town of Old Well have “good bones.” The structures lining the four downtown blocks of Main Street are solid brick and reflect their historic character, […]
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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 […]
