… office of the Indianapolis Land Bank on May 28 after a months-long … nonprofit groups. The land bank's director, Reginald Walton, … been charged. Allegedly, land bank officials were exploiting … other would-be buyers of land bank property. The Indianapolis Land Bank would sell properties at …
The Wayne County Land Bank scooped up 240 acres, spent $26 million … “improvements,” and sold the land to a developer for $1 with … materialized. The Kent County Land Bank has blocked more than 40 … private developers to fund land bank operations, despite state … entities from doing so. The land bank in Genesee County wants to …
… n response to government land banks side-stepping state law, … R-Caledonia, that would penalize land banks for acquiring property before … actions of the Kent County Land Bank when it blocked the sale … properties last year. Though land banks are promoted as entities … would purchase, the Kent County Land Bank has worked to acquire desirable …
… property the Kent County Land Bank blocked from sale to private … company owned by one of the land bank's advisory council members. … auction this summer, but the land bank coordinated with county officials … According to staff comments, the land bank requested the property be … Land Bank Loans Often Losers Land Banking: An Old Idea With A …
Kent County's Land Bank has been acquiring tax reverted properties … intervention. Under Michigan law, land banks can't buy such property … been buying properties for the land bank. They make the purchase and then sell the property to the land bank at cost. Many of these properties … private buyers. Kent County Land Bank appears to be making no effort …
For almost all of its history, Banks Township in Antrim County had no zoning … needs of residents, ensure appropriate land use, limit overcrowding and congestion, … communities — including some near Banks Township — are capable of managing … should not be determining what kind of land use is “appropriate” for every member …
… report from the Kent County Land Bank claims the agency's actions … receiving media attention. Land bank officials arrived at their … of $151,879. Using the land bank's math, the local realtors … infinity. Also, the cost of the land bank is shown only by its operating budget. The land bank did not consider other costs …
… legality of the Kent County Land Bank's purchasing practices have taken … buy a property because the land bank grabbed it first is joining … the opportunity when the land bank took the property first," … Realtor agencies opposing the land bank's practices in court. Vander … coalition challenging the land bank in court. At issue, is the …
After the Kent County Land Bank Authority came under fire for buying … and will look at how other land banks choose to buy property. … residents upset with the land bank's actions. If its members … elsewhere. When defending the land bank's practices, Executive Director … $220 million to expand its land banking activities. A recent …
… agents suing the Kent County Land Bank for blocking tax foreclosed … auction. This summer, the land bank coordinated with Kent County … from tax auction gave the land bank control over who is allowed … purchase property, and gave the land bank a say in how the property is used. Land bank staff comments at the time …
