Depopulating cities have been yielding vacant properties which negatively influence local community on safety, health, and public welfare. Dayton, Ohio State, enacted local ordinances of property maintenance and vacant properties. The ordinances suggest 1) property maintenance should be enforced to avoid deterioration, vacancy, and public nuisance, 2) how to maintain vacant properties depends upon the degree of problems, 3) judgement criteria regarding danger are numeric, 4) no officer is liable for any damage of property during inspection, 5) omission of advice and recommendation process can shorten the period of vacant property problems, 6) designation of the deadline to abate nuisance makes management of measures’ schedule better, 7) penalties are charged for failure to comply with the ordinances, and 8) owners are ordered to pay cost of abatement of nuisance by the city including inspection and administration.

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