December 15th, 2011
On December 5, 2011, the Atlanta City Council voted 14-0 to approve an ordinance requiring owners of vacant property to register with the City’s Office of Code Enforcement. The ordinance applies to commercial and residential structures in which occupancy has ceased for more than 30 days.
Owners of such properties must, within 30 days of acquiring ownership, pay an annual registration fee of $100, file a registration statement with the Office of Code Enforcement that includes the name and contact…
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