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Posted by Michael549 on Sun Aug 1 12:06:07 2010, in response to Re: The South Bronx of the 1980's, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Sun Aug 1 09:44:48 2010. In addition NYC property tax payment policy in the 1970's also had an effect. Basically the city thought that if it decreased the period where a landlord or property owner was in default of paying their property taxes, the city would take the building/land. The period was reduced to 1 or 2 years. The city thought that decreasing the period of default before property taking, "the deadline" that would spur landlords and property owners pay their taxes and back taxes. Basically this just provided an incentive for property owners and landlords to abandon their properties, and the properties became "in rem", with NYC now owning them. Since that period, the "deadline period" for being in default of real estate tax payments, and other changes has made it more difficult for landlords and property owners to just walk away from their properties.Thus the city ended up with masses of properties that it never intended to own or to care for. In the late 1970's and 1980's - that meant some buildings where the building and its systems were viable with a small infusion of cash were retained as tenanted housing, or sold to the residents as low-income cooperatives, or sold and/or transferred to other private landlords or owners. Some buildings were so damaged that the tenants were relocated, and the buildings sealed for possible rehabilitation in the future when funds became available. These buildings were thus abandoned, and were seen as that, sometimes serving as havens for criminal activities. Some buildings were so damaged that tearing down the building was the only option, using the land for another purpose at some point in the future, if possible. Sometimes this lead to situations where whole sites or blocks could be assembled for a better purpose. My point is simple, city policy both intended and not (and not in anyway dismissing the actions of various people and other institutions) - lead to the various pictures of the South Bronx, Brooklyn, Harlem, etc. Mike |
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