Summary
Multiple callers criticized the Detroit Land Bank Authority and Wayne County Treasurer over nuisance-abatement property takings, slow conveyances, and legal spending — including the $6.37M Fink Bressack contract — and the DLBA report was referred to committee.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 3
- Last 30 days
- 0
Last discussed Jun 4, 2026.
Impact analysis
Fink Bressack legal services contract totals $6.37M, which critics tie to defending property takings.
Homeowners seeking to buy and fix Land Bank properties if practices change.
Residents facing nuisance abatement takings and buyers unable to get conveyance responses.
Mentions & discussions (3)
Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee
Pro Tem Young pressed the land bank on why residents struggle to buy side lots; the land bank expanded the program to three adjacent lots and committed to studying street-team outreach. Buyer data shows most purchasers are Detroit residents, unlike county tax auction sales.
City Council Formal Session
Multiple callers criticized the Detroit Land Bank Authority and Wayne County Treasurer over nuisance-abatement property takings, slow conveyances, and legal spending — including the $6.37M Fink Bressack contract — and the DLBA report was referred to committee.
Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee
A longtime resident told the committee she has cared for a city/land bank property since 1999 and faces eviction of her belongings; the chair suggested contacting UCAC for representation.
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