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Property Referral Form

Please fill out this form if you are part of a Lancaster Municipal government body interested in referring a property to be considered for entry into our Vacant Property Reinvestment Program.

Basic Property Information

Elements of Blight

Additional Property Information

Applicant Information

Basic Property Information

Address of Property

Please upload several color photographs of the property; including front, rear and both sides, if appropriate. Photographs showing neighboring properties would also be useful.

Name of Current Property Owner

Address of Current Property Owner

Is the property currently vacant? YesNo

If yes, for how long?

Has the property been condemned by the municipality? YesNo

If yes, on what date?

If the property that is being referred to the vacant property reinvestment board program becomes occupied, then the property will no longer be considered vacant. Thus, the property will be removed from the program, effective the date that the initial occupancy takes place.

Elements of Blight

Actions taken by the Vacant Property Reinvestment Board are based on the determination that blighted conditions exist on the subject property. The following includes a list of conditions that support a legal determination of blight. Please indicate which conditions below apply to the subject property and document this for each category. While it is technically possible to determine blight based on any one of the categories, please document all conditions that apply in any of the categories to the subject property.

Please include copies of all violations issued to the property owner.

The conditions below must be addressed and documented (if applicable), for the property to be considered.

“Blighted Property” - Blighted property shall include:

Any premises which because of physical condition or use is regarded as a public nuisance at common law or has been declared a public nuisance in accordance with the local housing, building, plumbing, fire and related codes. The referring municipality must formally declare the property as a public nuisance for this element of blight to be cited. YesNo

If yes, please document below:

Any premises which because of physical condition, use or occupancy is considered an attractive nuisance to children, including but not limited to, abandoned wells, shafts, basements, excavations, and unsafe fences or structures. This may include unauthorized entry because the owner has failed to take reasonable and necessary measures to secure the building or the municipality has secured the building to prevent such hazards after the owner has failed to do so. If the municipality has secured the building, documentation stating such should be included. Photographs of dangerous conditions should be attached. YesNo

If yes, please document below:

Any dwelling which because it is dilapidated, unsanitary, unsafe, vermin infested or lacking in the facilities and equipment required by the Housing Code of the municipality, has been designated by the department responsible for enforcement of the Code as unfit for human habitation or condemned by the municipality. YesNo

If yes, please document below:

Any structure which is a fire hazard, or is otherwise dangerous to the safety of persons or property. This element of blight can only be cited if either the property has had a previous fire or if there have been citations for excessive garbage or flammable materials in the building that would increase the risk of fire. YesNo

If yes, please document below:

Any structure from which the utilities, plumbing, heating, sewage or other facilities have been disconnected, destroyed, removed or rendered ineffective so that the property is unfit for its intended use. YesNo

If yes, please document below:

Any vacant or unimproved lot or parcel of ground in a predominantly built up neighborhood, which due to neglect or lack of maintenance, has become a place for accumulation of trash and debris, or a haven for rodents or other vermin. YesNo

If yes, please document below:

Any property which is vacant and tax delinquent for a period of two years. YesNo

If yes, please document below:

A property which is vacant but not tax delinquent and which has not been rehabilitated within one year of the receipt of notice to rehabilitate from the appropriate enforcement agency. YesNo

If yes, please document below:

A property shall be considered abandoned under this paragraph if it:

Is a vacant or unimproved lot or parcel of ground on which a municipal lien for the cost of demolition of a structure located on the property remains unpaid for a period of six months;
Is a vacant property or vacant or unimproved lot or parcel of ground on which the total of municipal liens on the property for tax or other type of claim of the municipality is in excess of 150% of the fair market value of the property as established by the Board of Revisions of Taxes or other body with legal authority to determine the taxable value of the property; or
Has been declared abandoned by the owner, including an estate that is in possession of the property.

With these considerations in mind, is this an abandoned property? YesNo

If yes, please document below:

A property which has defective or unusual conditions of title or no known owners, rendering title unmarketable. YesNo

If yes, please document below:

A property which has environmentally hazardous conditions, solid waste pollution or contamination in a building or on the land which poses a direct and immediate threat to the health, safety and welfare of the community. YesNo

If yes, please document below:

Additional Property Information

How long have the conditions of blight described above existed? (number of days/months/years)

What was the most recent previous use of the property?

If other, please describe:

Please provide a brief history of citations issued that document code violations, including dates of notification of violations and whether violations still exist. Please see next question if you would prefer to attach citations or written reports rather than list violations.

If you would prefer to attach citations or written reports rather than list violations, please attach files here.

Provide any information regarding prior or current rehabilitation of this property.

List utilities that have been disconnected and date on which they were cut off (if known).

Has your municipality committed funds for acquisition, rehabilitation, or demolition for this property? YesNoUnknown

If you answered yes to the previous question, please state an amount, if known. (Preference may be given for properties for which a municipality has stated a willingness to contribute funds for acquisition, rehabilitation, or demolition)

Is there any other information that you would like to provide?

We will acknowledge all property referral forms received; however, because of resource restraints, the Vacant Property Reinvestment Board may not be able to pursue every property referral.

Please contact Sean Krumpe at the Lancaster County Redevelopment Authority at (717) 394-0793 ext. 232 (or [email protected]) if you have any questions on how to complete this form.

Applicant Information

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Date

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