I know the house is owned by lansing land bank.. what is the plans for the house.it has been vacant for years and is getting worse

It does not appear that anything has been done about this house. Homeless still using it for lodging. Trash still building up. Windows still broken.

City does not do anything off of this site.this site is just tho appease people .you need to call them. I live by there I'll try too stop by and maybe screw the door closed if needed.

I got in touch with the Land Bank and asked to check out the situation. Once the property goes to the Ingham County Land Bank the City does not have the ability to cite the property.

Thank you Patrica, our staff member did secure the property in December, but often they are broken into again. I will check the home and resend our maintenance person to do necessary board ups.

What difference does who owns the house have to do with city laws? If the side walk or property is not kept up the owner gets site period end of story. There is also the fact that we have had to live seeing this house, among others, for years.

Honestly I agree with David to an extent. Property owners risk fine and other things for sidewalks not shoveled, lawns not maintained etc yet there appears to be no repercussion to the county if they do not do the same for properties in their possession. I know they have many so they are difficult to keep up but we are talking about the type empty for years or boarded up just sitting there etc. Perhaps if taxes weren't so high (as they clearly were overvalued many years up to and during the housing crash...still now in fact) so many wouldn't have fallen into county ownership, and yet if the county is going to obtain said houses more should be done with them, and faster.

Please call the Land Bank if there is an issue with this or any other property we own. We have a number of small businesses and non-profits under contract to shovel sidewalks, mow lawns and do board ups. All Land Bank properties are on lists to get these services. If something is missed let us know at 517.267.5221.
The Land Bank works in close partnership with the City of Lansing to manage our inventory of properties. We are working with the City on a major funding for blight removal over the next 24 months. Almost 250 properties will be taken down with this funding. The properties have come at us faster than the funding, but we do keep making positive progress. As Treasurer I have been taking down the worst properties before they are turned over to the Land Bank.
There are many properties in need of attention. We do not own most of them, but please do let us know about issue with our properties. We will have staff or one of our contractors respond. It is an ongoing process... as once secured... is not always secured. My email is eschertzing@ingham.org if you would ever like to talk about a property or the policy and procedure approaches we use. Eric

Thank you Eric. The contact info will be very helpful. I walk my dog frequently and I am very uncomfortable having homeless people pop out of vacant properties.

I agree with all all this. Someone from LB was at the house today but did not shovel. I help people work on there houses and know that things add up quick.i wish i could flip some of these to help people

The site walks have been cleared. Thank you

Closing. Please contact Ingham County Land Bank if there are more concerns in the future.

Thank You for keeping on top of the sidewalks. I see people using them now.

I see this is closed but want to thank Eric Schertzing for the clear explanation and for offering his contact info. Too often residents cause unnecessary confusion for themselves by piling one layer of second guesses on top of another in the absence of a solid explanation from a creditable source. Thanks Eric for your time and interest.

Thanks for fixing this issue!