West Virginia Lawmakers OK Rule Mandating Vacant Property Registration

In Charleston, West Vvirginia, Huntington News reports:

• A bill [...] authorizing municipalities to create a semiannual vacant property fee, registration of the property and appeal procedures has passed the legislature. It now goes to the governor for his signature. The regulation of vacant properties under state law would grant municipalities and governing bodies with the ability to cause the registration of any residential or commercial property structure that is vacant for at least six months and is “characterized by violations of applicable housing codes established by the municipality.”

For more, see Vacant Property Bill Passes Legislature (Allows for Property Liens for Fees).