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Calle Taft 169 (a case study)
Vacancy and abandonment in numbers
The response (or lack of) from local government
Palo Seco, Toa Baja (a case study)
New challenges in a post-earthquake Puerto Rico
Next steps: How can I help?
AGENDA
ACT 157-2016(Municipalities inherit properties without living owners)
ACT 130-2016(Tax debts are deducted from fair compensation
in case of eminent domain / authorizes creation of San Juan Community Land Bank)
PUERTO RICO’S NUISANCEPROBLEM AT A GLANCE
330,000vacant homes
300,000additional homes in ruin
Unkownamount of closed businesses, industrial spaces, and vacant lots
600+closed schools
PUERTO RICO’S NUISANCEPROBLEM AT A GLANCE
67%of municipalities under-estimate their vacancy rates
90of 46,580 properties Declared a nuisance in San Juan
32%of municipalities have overspent by purchasingnuisances at market rate
only
40%of municipalities have declared a nuisance in the last 2 years
PALO SECO, TOA BAJAA CASE STUDY
18%abandoned structures
54%with title issues
14%with succession issues
23%owned by “slum lords”
21%on occupied, third party land
5%owned by inactive companies
Source: temblor.net
3%↑Increase in number of
blighted properties,all from only 10municipalities
NEW CHALLANGES
Lack of recovery assistance (such as FEMA)
Destruction of historic properties
Displacement
Questionable construction standards
NEXT STEPS“HOW DO I HELP?”
Housing programs that accommodate title issues
Title assistance programs, particularly with succession-related issues
Community-planning models
Promoting methods of construction that are resilient to both hurricanes and earthquakes