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

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