Summary
The land bank takes ~200 foreclosed properties a year from Wayne County, about a third needing demolition, with no county money attached. Members are pushing to renegotiate now that demolition funding is gone.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 2
- Last 30 days
- 0
Last discussed Mar 26, 2026.
Impact analysis
Demolitions now run at least $25,000 each, and the city eats that cost on county-sourced properties.
Wayne County avoids demolition costs it would otherwise bear.
Detroit taxpayers, who fund demolitions of county-transferred blighted properties without reimbursement.
Mentions & discussions (2)
Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee
Council Member Waters is pressing for answers on the relationship between the Detroit Land Bank Authority, the Wayne County Treasurer's office, and the Nuisance Abatement Program — a resident argued the city does work on land bank sales without getting a share of proceeds.
Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee
The land bank takes ~200 foreclosed properties a year from Wayne County, about a third needing demolition, with no county money attached. Members are pushing to renegotiate now that demolition funding is gone.
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