On May 29 2007 the City of South Bend announced a  three-year, $6.825 million strategy to reduce the City's vacant houses by more than one-fifth, with the primary focus aimed at reducing abandoned houses by 72%. 

As a part of this comprehensive strategy, 400 derelict houses will be demolished and forty-five (45) distinctive buildings in targeted neighborhoods will be revitalized.  This strategy builds on the City's existing work in Code Enforcement, on public-private home building partnerships with successful track records, and complements the national trend of encouraging home buyers to return to urban neighborhoods.

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Register a vacant or abandoned building.  

• Download the Vacant & Abandoned Building Registration form*

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Department of Code Enforcement
227 West Jefferson Blvd. • Suite 1300 S
South Bend, Indiana 46601
574.235.9486