Difference between abandoned and blighted property

“Abandoned Property”
· Adjudicated (sold) to the City for nonpayment of taxes
· Tax deed to City recorded at least 18 months for sales and 3 years for donations
· “Vacant or not lawfully occupied”: open to vagrants or inadequately secured or otherwise detrimental to or endangering public safety, health, or welfare

“Blighted Property”
· Must be declared “blighted” by an administrative adjudication hearing officer
· Vacant, uninhabitable or hazardous – hazardous, “public nuisance”, fire hazard, vermin infested or lacking in facilities required by City Code