(Almost) Everything You Need to Know About the Detroit Land Bank Authority

3926 Three Mile Drive is one of the properties through the Rehabbed and Ready program. Image courtesy of Zillow

For years, the DLBA has been one of the major property owners in Morningside, and for years, too many of those properties have been blighted. One goal of this newsletter is to educate residents about neighborhood blight – what institutions are responsible and how we can hold them accountable.

Our friends at Outlier Media have been doing a great job of covering housing issues in Detroit. There are so many moving parts to the story, and this overview of the Detroit Land Bank Authority and how it operates is as good a place as any to begin putting the pieces together. Click here for a primer on the DLBA.