The Neighborhood Advocacy program serves St. Louis area residents and community-based organizations to prevent and reduce vacancy and property abandonment.
Learn more about the work of Neighborhood Advocacy with this short video.
Services provided:
Problem Property Litigation:
Represents qualifying neighborhood organizations in lawsuits against absentee owners of vacant, blighted properties, to force the sale, transfer, or improvement of property.
Family Property:
Assists low-income clients with fractured land title problems (heirs’ property) that contribute to property abandonment. Free legal assistance available to low-income and senior homeowners for beneficiary (transfer on death) deeds and simple estate planning.
Title Clearance:
Assists nonprofits with clearing land titles for affordable housing development.
Community Education & Technical Assistance:
Available for community education and technical assistance on topics related to community revitalization, land titles, tax foreclosure, and property abandonment.
In 2023, Neighborhood Advocacy, formerly known as the Neighborhood Vacancy Initiative, celebrated five years of providing community support and neighborhood revitalization.
Check out their work over the past five years in this special publication.
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For more information about Neighborhood Advocacy, contact:
314.256.8778
neighborhoods@lsem.org
Staff
Peter Hoffman, Managing Attorney
Jim Bax, Attorney
Anna Carlsson, Attorney
Robin Harvey, Attorney
Brittany Hubbard, Attorney
Demetria Hunter, Paralegal
Molly LePage, Paralegal/Administrative Assistant
Rachel Waterman, Attorney
To find your local neighborhood organization, visit: https://www.stlvacancy.com/communitymap.html
If you are a law firm interested in partnering with an urban neighborhood to reduce blighted and abandoned property, please contact us to discuss opportunities.
Neighborhood Advocacy is a proud member of the St. Louis Vacancy Collaborative. For more information and to see a map of vacant properties, visit www.stlvacancy.com.
Neighborhood Advocacy is also a proud partner of the St. Louis Real Estate Tax Relief Coalition. For more information or to make a contribution, visit www.RETAF.org.
