INDIANAPOLIS — The city says it’s implementing a new program to address properties that have sat vacant for years, often becoming magnets for squatters, drug activity and fires.
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Indianapolis cracks down on vacant properties with new Continuous Vacancy program
The Department of Business and Neighborhood Services’ Continuous Vacancy Program gives the city authority to crack down on properties that have been empty for six years or more without repairs. According to the city, 60% of these properties are owned by out-of-state entities or companies.
On the city’s east side, residents say one home on State Avenue has become a recurring problem. The property now sits with broken windows, scattered clothes and trash left behind by previous occupants…