The City of North Olmsted recently entered into an Agreement with the Cuyahoga Land Bank to address the rehabilitation and demolition of unsafe structures. The City, which recently formed its own local land bank is tapping the Cuyahoga Land Bank’s expertise for field inspections and asbestos surveys, which have been conducted following right-of-entry orders issued by the Rocky River Municipal Court which serves North Olmsted. 
This cooperative arrangement utilizes City resources for building inspection and legal access and Cuyahoga Land Bank resources for assessment and abatement. The City has two candidates for demolition and looks forward to the elimination of blight.
“The creation of a Land Bank is valuable to the City of North Olmsted because essentially we would take a house that has tax liens that are never going to be paid and turn that property around, putting it back on the tax rolls,” said North Olmsted Mayor Kevin Kennedy.
A Municipal Land Bank also allows the City to recapture property that could sit vacant and uncared for, resulting in blight in the neighborhood. Without a land reutilization program, housing stock would suffer and residents could lose value in their homes.
The City is grateful for the resources, information and expertise supplied by the Cuyahoga Land Bank and looks forward to working together on future projects.
City of North Olmsted enters into demolition agreement with Cuyahoga Land Bank
