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Indy Land Bank Officials Indicted

Michigan needs to review land bank operations

… 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 …

MichiganVotes: Proposed Bill Would Provide Accountability For Land Banks

County land banks rife with problems

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 …

Questions Raised About Land Bank Conflict of Interest

Government land bank blocks private bidders, is now being sold by bank advisory council member's company

… 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 …

Land Banks Buying Properties Private Buyers Would Want

Original land bank law aimed at 'undesirable' properties

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 …

Land Bank Reform Bill Introduced

HB 4626 would penalize land banks for violating state law

… 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 …

Kent County Land Bank Is Not a Good Deal For Citizens

Recent report from the land bank promoting generous return on investment missing key information

… 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 …

Court Rules in Favor of Land Bank

Some properties blocked from competitive tax auction will go to nonprofits

… 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 …

New Challenge to Land Bank Purchasing Practice

Citizen joins effort to stop Kent County Land Bank from getting property before it goes to auction

… 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 …

Litigants Ask Supreme Court to Review County Land Bank Cherry-Picking Prime Property

Lawsuit wants to prevent government land bank from cutting in front of private investors

… against the Kent County Land Bank, the Kent County treasurer, … public auction because the land bank, a government agency, was … Rapids, the Kent County Land Bank gave the city money to purchase … the properties back to the land bank. “The transfer process is … the statute, making the land bank section meaningless. The …

Land Bank Powers Abused, Costly to Taxpayers

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 …