2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes
Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes
19-5402 - Legislative findings and declarations.
19-5402. Legislative findings and declarations.
The Legislature finds and declares that:
(1) Vacant properties have the potential to create a host of problems for Nebraska communities, including a propensity to foster criminal activity, create public health problems, and otherwise diminish quality of life;
(2) Vacant properties have the potential to reduce the value of area properties, increase the risk of property damage through arson and vandalism, and discourage neighborhood stability;
(3) Vacant properties represent unrealized economic growth in Nebraska communities;
(4) A vacant property registration ordinance allows a municipality to discourage property vacancy, maintain unoccupied buildings, provide a database of vacant properties and their owners, and assess fees for the increased public costs associated with vacant properties;
(5) Fees imposed under a vacant property registration ordinance have the potential to benefit the owners of vacant properties by helping to finance additional government services to protect the value and security of such properties; and
(6) Enactment of a vacant property registration ordinance is a proper exercise of governmental authority to protect the public health, safety, and welfare of community residents and a valid regulatory scheme.
Source
- Laws 2018, LB256, ยง 2.
