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Detroit Home Owners: $100 Could Buy You a Vacant Lot

By Karen Hudson Samuels/Tell Us Detroit

DETROIT, MI (Tell Us Det) - If there is a vacant lot directly to the side of your property you may be able to purchase it for $100. Mayor Mike Duggan appeared with a homeowner Wednesday afternoon news conference to announce details of the first Detroit Side Lot Sales Fair.

Betty lives on Lewerenz Street with a vacant lot next to her home for the last four or five years. She is delighted with the chance to purchase the property and says she may use the land to grow Christmas trees.

Residents interested in buying a side lot must be current on their property taxes or have a payment plan arrangement with the Wayne County Treasurer.

The city has 7,000 side lots and like many U.S. cities, Detroit has wrestled with what to do with its growing number of vacant properties.

The first step in solving the program was making the thousands of lots available for purchase though the Detroit Land Bank at a Side Lot Sales Fair. Mayor Duggan said homeowners attending the fairs can complete the purchase and receive a deed to the property on the same day.

A process that used to take months, even years in some cases has been streamlined since the Detroit City Council transferred some the city’s vacant lots to the Detroit Land Bank Authority.

Eligible homeowners interested in buying empty property next to their home need to attend a Side Lot Sales Fair. The first two fairs are scheduled for December 6th at two locations, one in Southwest Detroit and the other on the city’s West Side.

For District 6 residents the fair will be held from 10AM to 1PM at La Terraza restaurant at 8445 W. Vernor. The second location, in District 7, is at the Don Bosco Hall, 19321 West Chicago and will run from 2PM to 5PM.

To assist residents in making their purchase there will be representatives at the fair from the Land Bank, the Wayne County Treasurers’ office and the Wayne County Register of Deeds.

During the press conference, scheduled for 1 p.m., Duggan will reveal details of "side lot sales fairs" in District's 6 and 7, located mostly on the city's southwest and west sides.
we may be able to sell it to you.

So Chicago officials and community development advocates hope the vacant lot program can help spark a renewal in some of the city's most blighted areas.

How many vacant lots does the city own overall and in this District?
Are there any additional costs
Steps to ownership
Any restrictions on what the lots can be used for?
Requirements:
• Lots for purchase for $1 must be located in 15th Aldermanic District
• You must own and live in the property that directly borders the vacant lot and the lot must border the long side of your property line
• You must be current on all taxes and water and sewer bills and not have any outstanding code violations for any property you own in the City of Milwaukee
Additional costs:
• $40 recording fee with Milwaukee County Register of Deeds
• Additional property taxes that will be assessed with the addition of the extra lot
Steps to ownership:
• Submit the online form below
(or manually complete and return the $1 Vacant Lot Application Form)
• The City will determine whether or not the vacant lot you request is available and eligible
• The City will certify that you are in good standing with the City of Milwaukee
Vacant side lots may be used for:
• Garden, side yard or landscaped open space
• Houses may not
 

 

 
   
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