Online Event Location: https://realtors.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMucOiqqDgqGNCAafCucdi7ZmrSk-2UYHp2

While vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated (VAD) properties have plagued communities for decades, the economic and social shocks of 2020 brought on by a global pandemic, make the need for coordination and strategic revitalization interventions even more critical.

Policy, Practice, Process: Transforming Neighborhoods through Equitable Revitalization – a six-part, online education series – focuses on realizing equitable revitalization strategies. The series will equip REALTORS® with the knowledge and skills necessary to meaningfully partner with local government decision makers to address VAD properties. Each session will feature actionable items for REALTORS® and their local government partners to consider.

The series will explore why VAD properties exist and how they affect community stability; how data can guide equitable, effective, and efficient solutions; how to transition VAD properties into assets; and opportunities for building partnerships between REALTORS®, local government, and community stakeholders focused on addressing VAD properties.

Session 4

Broken doors, high grass, or a sagging roof are more than just visual cues of vacancy. They are health and safety concerns — and communities have the power to act in response through code enforcement. Communities should be strategic in their code enforcement efforts to ensure property compliance is achieved in an effective and efficient manner, enlist partners to help with proactive education, and center equity throughout to ensure additional hardships are not placed on vulnerable residents.