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'Mow to Own' started for vacant lots in New Orleans
Posted on 4/17/21 at 1:29 pm
Posted on 4/17/21 at 1:29 pm
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Beginning Friday, more than 100 vacant city-owned lots throughout New Orleans will be made available to people who live next door, a statement from the mayor's office said.
"The program offers neighbors who own property adjacent to a blighted lot the opportunity to apply to take care of and eventually purchase such vacant lots," the statement said.
People who live adjacent to these properties can extend their yards or home into them, depending on zoning and land use regulations — but people wishing to push out the borders of their property need first apply to the program.
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New Orleans residents who qualify must agree to maintain the property for at least one year then pay for the lot's assessed value.
The city will deduct $875 from the total cost of the purchase, and that deduction represents the cost of maintaining the lot for the year.
Applicants will have to make a deposit of $650 if they're approved.
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Posted on 4/17/21 at 1:31 pm to WPBTiger
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The city will deduct $875 from the total cost of the purchase, and that deduction represents the cost of maintaining the lot for the year.
Then what is the incentive?
Posted on 4/17/21 at 1:31 pm to WPBTiger
Posted on 4/17/21 at 1:31 pm to WPBTiger
The people in my neighborhood can’t even mow their primary yard much less an adjacent lot
Posted on 4/17/21 at 1:33 pm to sweetwaterbilly
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The people in my neighborhood can’t even mow their primary yard much less an adjacent lot
Some of the lots even in uptown New Orleans are truly unkempt and disgusting.
Posted on 4/17/21 at 1:34 pm to Eat Your Crow
Does the city own these lots and pay to cut the grass on them?
Posted on 4/17/21 at 1:35 pm to WPBTiger
This will end well when 3-4 people start claiming that they actually own the property.
Posted on 4/17/21 at 1:36 pm to WPBTiger
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New Orleans residents who qualify must agree to maintain the property for at least one year then pay for the lot's assessed value.
Sooo just buy the lot??
Posted on 4/17/21 at 1:38 pm to WPBTiger
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then pay for the lot's assessed value.
Great opportunity for slum lords in the east.
Posted on 4/17/21 at 1:39 pm to MikeD
Well, you get to mow it for a year to get the opportunity to buy the lot at an over inflated value.
Posted on 4/17/21 at 1:40 pm to WPBTiger
So you get to do yard work in a blighted property for a $875 deduction off the price to own said blighted property?
Posted on 4/17/21 at 1:41 pm to WPBTiger
Who owns the lots?
Teedy ever hear about acquisitive prescription?
It’s not prescribed by a doctor
Teedy ever hear about acquisitive prescription?
It’s not prescribed by a doctor
Posted on 4/17/21 at 1:52 pm to arseinclarse
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Teedy ever hear about acquisitive prescription?
If the city owns the lots, I don’t think you can gain ownership by acquisitive prescription. I don’t think it will apply to property owned by government.
Posted on 4/17/21 at 2:00 pm to WPBTiger
This is really stupid. I'm guessing it was a liberal passing this legislation
Posted on 4/17/21 at 2:01 pm to Eat Your Crow
So can I own the playground next to my house? City mows the grass once a month.
Posted on 4/17/21 at 2:01 pm to WPBTiger
There's going to be some shady shenanigans coming out of that program.
Posted on 4/17/21 at 2:24 pm to WPBTiger
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New Orleans residents who qualify must agree to maintain the property for at least one year then pay for the lot's assessed value.
You spend the time mowing it for a year then you get to buy it?
How New Orleans is this stupid program
Posted on 4/17/21 at 2:26 pm to WPBTiger
So NOLA is willing to sell you lots they don’t want? Gee thanks. :/
Posted on 4/17/21 at 2:26 pm to MikeD
quote:after a years labor. Who thought this through?
Sooo just buy the lot??
Posted on 4/17/21 at 2:29 pm to Ed Osteen
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So you get to do yard work in a blighted property for a $875 deduction off the price to own said blighted property?
875 deduction off the price to BUY said blighted property. There is absolutely nothing special about this. This is just a play to try to dump the properties at appraised value tobshupid people.
I haven't lived in LA for a decade or so, but I'm going to assume the appraised value on these lots is stupid high.
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