Problem Property Audit

Our Study Area

Quick Facts

Census Tracts 67, 79, 70, 68 and 81.2 Total Land Parcels Total Population: 32,389 95.3% African-American (2004) Median Household Income: $24,450 (2004) Median Age: 32.8

Property Inventory Methodology

Block by Block windshield surveys Land/property usage

Vacant lots Property condition Environmental nuisances Capital improvement needs

Multi-family and commercial supplements Ownership and sales history

Problem Property Audit

Documents structural conditions

Roof and frame

Foundation

Exterior walls, windows, doors and porches

Environmental problemsOvergrowth

Litter and garbage

Illegal dumpsite

Other nuisance

Problem Property Audit

Four categories: Vacant Lots Vacant/abandoned structures Properties needing major repair or

demolition Properties needing minor to moderate

repair

Vacant Lots

Typically represent demolition of residential, commercial, or industrial property

Include at a minimum weed or grass overgrowth

May include evidence of illegal dumping

May include evidence of illegal or anti-social behavior (littered with drug paraphernalia or empty beer or alcohol containers)

Vacant Lots

195 Vacant Lots Represents 34% of

all Problem Properties and 15% of all property in the neighborhood

52% (102) Weed Overgrowth

41% (79) Litter 17 Lots Used as

Illegal Dumpsites

Vacant/Abandoned Properties

Includes all unoccupied properties. May be without MLG&W meters, electrical lines, or other

evidence suggesting a lack of city services May be partially or completely boarded up

Vacant, Possibly Abandoned 207 Properties Represents 36% of all

Problem Properties and 16% of all neighborhood properties

26 Posted by Code Enforcement

97 Open to Casual Entry 52 Partially Boarded 41 Securely Boarded 48 Evidence of Squatting

Minor to Moderate Repair

Any residential, commercial, industrial or special use structure on property which only requires small to moderate repairs to restore the property to optimum value.

Minor to moderate repairs may include light repairs to porch or wood trim, broken windows, rotted door or window frames, or paint (American Housing Survey)

Needing Minor to Moderate Repair

144 of the 581 Problem Properties need this level of intervention- Representing 25% of all Problem Properties and 11% of all neighborhood properties

83% are single family homes

13% are duplexes 4 Commercial properties 1 Apartment Building

Major Repair or Possible Demolition

Any residential, commercial, industrial or special use structure on property with advanced stages of dilapidation.

These conditions may include cracks in foundations, holes or breaks in roofs, visible rotted support beams, rotted porches which have detached from the main structure, crumbling chimneys, leaning structures (visibly “out of square”), or missing or rotted siding (American Housing Survey).

Properties Needing Major Repair or Possibly Demolition

Only 18 Occupied Properties need this level of intervention

Added to the Vacant/Abandoned set, this represents 39% of all problem properties

10% of all problem properties in this neighborhood need major repair or demolition

Single Family Housing

58% (339) of the problem properties are single family homes- Representing 25% of all properties in this neighborhood

52 need “major repair or possible demolition”

120 need “minor to moderate repair”

183 are “vacant or abandoned”- only 51 (28%) are boarded up in compliance with code

Duplexes

40 duplexes represent 3% of total properties and 7% of all problem properties in this neighborhood.

18 Vacant/Abandoned yet only 6 are boarded up, secure from casual entry

4 need “major repair or demolition”

19 need “minor to moderate repair”

65% (26) need paint and/or trim repair

50% (20) need eaves, shingles or roof repair/replacement

7 duplexes have broken windows and/or doors

Only 50% of duplexes are occupied

Apartments

4 apartment complexes categorized as problem properties, representing 100% of all apartments in this neighborhood

1 needs minor to moderate repair and 1 is categorized as Vacant/Abandoned

1 apartment has gang graffiti 2 of the apartments are

occupied 2 of the apartments need

eaves or roof repair

Abandoned Vehicles

6% (32) problem properties had vehicles parked in the yard or on the sidewalk (off pavement)

Properties in Tax Arrears

85% of all “problem properties” are in tax arrears

Total outstanding taxes owed prior to 2004: $411,537.69

Who owns Orange Mound?

Apartment Commercial Duplex Single Family

Vacant Lot Total

Bank/

Mortgage Lender

1 0 0 16 2 19

City/County/HUD

0 0 1 6 23 30

Nonprofit 0 1 2 5 10 18

One or More Individuals

2 3 28 164 135 332

Owner Occupied

1 0 6 120 13 140

Partnership 0 1 3 23 5 32

Other 0 0 0 5 5 10

Total 4 5 40 339 193 581

Property Type

Owner Type

To Do: