Unresolved property titles are complicating Springfield’s efforts to repair vacant homes, MassLive reported, highlighting an ownership issue facing the city’s restoration work.
An analysis from the MassINC Policy Center puts the share of Springfield homes owned by deceased people at 1.9% to 3.5%, according to the outlet. That estimate concerns ownership across Springfield homes; it is not presented as a count of vacant properties.
MassLive linked tangled titles to delays in efforts to fix vacant properties. The ownership estimate offers a measure of the broader issue, but the supplied report summary does not specify how many vacant homes face those complications or identify a timetable for resolving them.
