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Vacant or abandoned properties are generally those that have been unoccupied for an extended period of time or have no active owner.202 Such properties may be in significant disrepair (e.g., major structural defects; lack of weather tight conditions; or lack of useable plumbing, kitchen facilities, electricity, or heating infrastructure (not to include utilities currently out of service or disconnected but able to be reconnected and used)), or may be declared unfit for inhabitants by a government authority. As noted above, demolition and greening (or other structure or lot remediation) of vacant or abandoned properties, including residential, commercial, or industrial buildings, is an eligible use of funds. Treasury encourages recipients to undertake these activities as part of a strategy for neighborhood revitalization and to consider how the cleared property will be used to benefit the disproportionately impacted community. Activities under this eligible use should benefit current residents and businesses, who experienced the pandemic's impact on the community. Treasury encourages recipients to be aware of potential impacts of demolition of vacant or abandoned residential properties. Demolition activities that exacerbate the pandemic's impact on housing insecurity or lack of affordable housing are not eligible uses of funds. This risk is 2°2 A state or locality may use its existing classifications of what is considered vacant or abandoned property under state law and local ordinances, as well as any corresponding processes for demolition, for these eligible uses. A recipient without a definition of vacant or abandoned property may refer to definitions used in the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Neighborhood Stabilization Program (available at the citations below); however, recipients should be aware that other federal, state, or local requirements may apply such as compliance with the Uniform Relocation Act (see U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Real Estate Acquisition and Relocation Overview in HUD Programs, https://www.hudexchange.info/programs/relocation/overview/#overview- of-the-ura (last visited November 9, 2021) and other state and local requirements like condemnation and code enforcement. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, What is the definition of vacant properties as referenced in NSP Eligible Use E - Redevelop Demolished or Vacant Properties? (October 2012), https://www.hudexchange.info/fags/programs/neighborhood-stabilization-program-nsp/redevelopment/what-is-the- definition-of-vacant-properties-as-referenced-in-nsp-eligible/. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, What are the definitions of abandoned and foreclosed? (October 2012), https://www.hudexchange.info/faqs/programs/neighborhood-stabilization-program-nsp/program- requirements/eligible-activitiesuses/what-are-the-definitions-of-abandoned-and-foreclosed/. 135