The delinquent property tax enforcement systems in many can trap vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated properties in legal limbo for years and result in properties in uninsurable title. This limits the ability of public and private actors to address these properties and inhibits purchasers from borrowing against or selling them, impeding rehab and neighborhood revitalization.  

This session will explore how reforms to state and local delinquent tax foreclosure systems and partnerships with title insurers can improve the insurability of tax-foreclosed properties and promote revitalization. Attendees will hear from leaders in communities that have successfully made policy and practice changes to improve their delinquent tax enforcement systems and a title insurance industry representative.