Vacant Property Recovery Program Application

Property Information

PageID: 109

Program Agreement

I have read and understand the instructions, requirements, eligibility criteria, timelines, and pricing structure that are available on the Allegheny County website: https://www.alleghenycounty.us/Projects-and-Initiatives/Economic-Development/Residents-Housing-Support/Vacant-Property-Recovery-Program

Applicants may apply for only one vacant structure to be rehabilitated at a time and must successfully complete the rehabilitation before applying for another vacant structure to be rehabilitated.*

I understand and agree

Subject Property Information

Municipality*

Address*

GrpID: 807

City*

GrpID: 808

State*

GrpID: 809

Zip*

GrpID: 810

Condition*

Approximate Size* (in square feet)

Is the lot adjacent to applicant-owned property?*

Other Information

Assessed Value* (Round to the nearest dollar)

Has the property been tax delinquent for at least 3 years?*

Are you related to the record owner of the property?*

If yes, please provide more information about how you are related to the record owner of the property.

Have you engaged in sales negotiations with the record owner in the last 12 months?*

If yes, please provide more information about sales negotiations.

Block and Lot

PageID: 110

Block and Lot Selection

Please enter the address of your subject property in the search bar at the top right corner of the map screen. If your subject property does not have a numerical address or you do not know the address, you can instead search for a nearby property that you are familiar with and then find your subject property on the map based on its location. Please then select the property you wish to apply for, ensure that it is highlighted in light blue, and click "Save Map Selection". If you are unable to use the map interface below to select the block and lot for this application form, then please contact us either by email at VPRP@AlleghenyCounty.us or by telephone at 412-350-1090 and we will assist you.

Map Out Fields

GrpID: 812

Block Lot*

Applicant Information

PageID: 111

GrpID: 820

Applicant(s) Information

LEGAL NAME OF APPLICANT AND ADDRESS

GrpID: 821

Is this applicant an organization or an individual?*

First Name (Leave blank if an organization)

Last Name (Leave blank if an organization)

Organization Name (Leave blank if an individual)

GrpID: 833

Street Address*

GrpID: 834

City*

GrpID: 835

State*

GrpID: 836

Zip*

Add Another (Max: 255)

GrpID: 818

Contact Information

Contact Person First Name*

Contact Person Middle Name

Contact Person Last Name*

Contact Person Phone Number*

Contact Person Other Number

Contact Person Email*

Ownership Information

Do you own any properties that share an adjacent boundary to the property of interest?*

Other Owned Properties

PageID: 112

Properties Listing

Please identify the Block and Lot numbers of all property that you own in Allegheny County. Including property owned individually, jointly, or owned by any entity (LLC, corporation, partnership, etc.) in which you have an interest. If the applicant is an entity, a request for additional information will follow.

If you do not currently own property within Allegheny County, please leave this page blank.

GrpID: 827

GrpID: 828

Block Lot

GrpID: 829

Municipality

GrpID: 831

Ownership Type

GrpID: 832

Owner Name(s)

GrpID: 1837

Comments If you do not know the Block Lot, then enter "N/A" for Block Lot and enter the property address here.

Add Another (Max: 255)

Intended Reuse

PageID: 113

Reuse Options

Please review the various reuse options below and complete the category that you feel best describes your intended reuse of the property. The selections you make on this page will require you to include additional attachments later in the application form to complete your submission.

What is/are your intended reuse(s) for the property?*

Demolition of Structure

Side Yard

Parking

Rehabilitation of Structure

Other

GrpID: 876

Demolition of Structure

Only complete these fields if you have selected the "Demolition of Structure" resuse option above.

Do you have plans to construct a new principal structure following the demolition?

Side Yard

Only complete these fields if you have selected the "Side Yard" resuse option above.

Does the applicant own the adjacent property?

Does the applicant currently maintain the adjacent property?

Parking

Only complete these fields if you have selected the "Parking" resuse option above.

What property will the parking serve?

How many parking spaces?

What are the materials used?

Have you verified that these plans are permissible under municipal code?

GrpID: 877

Rehabilitation of Structure

Only complete these fields if you have selected the "Rehabilitation of Structure" resuse option above.

Who will be doing this work?

Do you have experience with structure rehabilitation?

Other

Only complete these fields if you have selected the "Other" resuse option above.

Will the lot be used to serve a community purpose?

What purpose will the lot serve?

Estimated Purchase Price

PageID: 116

Pricing Structure Values

The purpose of this section is to ensure that applicants fully understand the pricing structure of the Program. Amounts listed in the section will be estimates only, and will not determine the actual costs of property acquisition. Please refer to the attached “Products and Pricing Structure”.

GrpID: 885 Estimated Appraised Value	GrpID: 886 Estimated Appraised Value* Provide an estimate of the property’s value based upon information such as recent comparable sales, the current assessed value of the property, etc.
GrpID: 888 Good Faith Deposit	GrpID: 889 Good Faith Deposit* $200 or 10 percent of the estimated appraised value of the property for properties valued over $2,000.00
GrpID: 891 Parcel Fee	GrpID: 892 Parcel Fee $3,000.00 per property
GrpID: 894 Closing Costs	GrpID: 895 Closing Costs* Average $500.00
GrpID: 897 Estimated Total Purchase Price	GrpID: 898 Estimated Total Purchase Price - fields*

Financing

What proof of sufficient funds will you be providing?*

Account statement

Letter of credit/line of credit

Letter from bank

How will you fund the purchase of the property and implementation of your reuse plan (e.g. personal funds, line of credit, loan, etc.)?*

Rehabilitation Plan

PageID: 114

Please provide us with an itemized plan covering the anticipated work that you will perform during your recovery of the property. Estimates of the work required and costs to perform the work will suffice, as we understand that you cannot gain legal access to the property until a transfer of ownership occurs. If you would like further guidance on what a rehabilitation plan should include, then please click on the info icon ("i") in the upper right of this page to see our included example rehabilitation plan, or our policy regarding existing or future structures.

Plan Worksheet

Are there planned changes to the lot?*

GrpID: 838

GrpID: 839

Item

GrpID: 840

Contractor

GrpID: 841

Cost

Add Another (Max: 50)

GrpID: 842

GrpID: 843

Contingency of 20%

GrpID: 844

GrpID: 845

Total Costs to Rehabilitate

Conflict of Interest

PageID: 115

Employee

Are you an Allegheny County Employee?*

Official

Are you an Elected or Appointed Official?*

Influence

Are you a person who has a personal financial interest or benefit and/or has decision-making ability that could influence the outcome of any application?*

Relationship Disclosures

If you checked anything in the “I am” and/or the “I am related to” Category above, please provide the following information regarding this relation

GrpID: 900

GrpID: 850

Name

GrpID: 851

Title

GrpID: 852

Organization/Department

GrpID: 853

Relationship to Applicant

Add Another (Max: 255)

Representations

Was an opportunity provided for open participation in the Allegheny Vacant Property Recovery Program?

Are you a member of a group or class of low-or moderate-income persons who are the intended beneficiaries of the Allegheny Vacant Property Recovery Program?

Will participation in the Program permit you to receive the same interests or benefits that are being made available or provided to the group or class?

Would undue hardship result to you or other affected persons if you were unable to participate in the Program?

Do you, an Immediate Family Member, or a person you have business ties with have any functions or responsibilities or role in the decision-making process for the Allegheny Vacant Property Recovery Program?

Have you, your Immediate Family Member, or person you have business ties with withdrawn from your functions or responsibilities or role in the decision-making process?

Was the interest or benefit present before you, your Immediate Family Member, or person you have business ties with were in a position to exercise functions or responsibilities with respect to the Allegheny Vacant Property Recovery Program, or in a position to participate in a decision-making process or gain inside information with regard to the Allegheny Vacant Property Recovery Program?

Is there any other relevant information that you would like to be considered?

Vacant Property Recovery Program Application

Property Information

Program Agreement

Subject Property Information

Other Information

Block and Lot

Block and Lot Selection

Map Out Fields

Applicant Information

Applicant(s) Information

Contact Information

Ownership Information

Other Owned Properties

Properties Listing

Intended Reuse

Reuse Options

Demolition of Structure

Side Yard

Parking

Rehabilitation of Structure

Other

Estimated Purchase Price

Pricing Structure Values

Financing

Rehabilitation Plan

Plan Worksheet

Conflict of Interest

Employee

Official

Influence

Relationship Disclosures

Representations

Warning