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Land banks are supposed to help eliminate blight, revitalize … some cases in Michigan, land banks have scooped up property … it for the benefit of the land bank. Taxpayers lose because the … auction. Michigan created land banks in 2003 to deal with overwhelming … like Flint and Detroit. Land banks are public bodies that for … more

… property, the Kent County Land Bank Authority acquired it for … also serves as chair of the land bank authority. "However, the … by what was reported as "land bank staff" suggest that the county … According to an MLive story, the land bank staff comments on 5076 Montauk … Land Bank Loans Often Losers Land Banking: An Old Idea With A … more

… to contest deals in which land banks acquire property before … broader issues involving land banks," a spokesman in Rep. Yonker's … governor has a work group on lank banks. We want to make sure that … together." Under Michigan law, land banks can't buy tax reverted properties … chance at tax auctions. Land banks are supposed to get their … more

… Senate would specify that land banks can purchase delinquent … Senate Bill 640 to allow land banks to purchase delinquent property … indication of the growing land bank empire's skill at political … Under Michigan statute, land banks aren't supposed to purchase … of the law was to limit land bank purchases to the less desirable … more

… funding for the Fast Track Land Bank Authority was included in … well. The decision on the land bank funding and several other … the $1.7 million for the land bank authority to be part of the … have a better idea?' " Land banks around the state have been … purpose instead of propping up land banking," said Audrey Spalding, … more