抄録
In historical cites, there are many unused or inappropriately used houses because of decreasing population. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to clarify the reason why these houses have been vacant for a long time and find out the method of renovation. Many owners of vacant houses have intention to reuse these houses, but most of them meet financial problem. There are several houses that were converted into non-living use successfully. In these cases, town manager has helped owner to rent or sell their house. Thus, town manager plays an important role in renovation work.
