Oversight failures at the Kansas City Land Bank

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Oversight failures at the Kansas City Land Bank

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Oct 26, 2021

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What's going on at the Kansas City Land Bank? The program's goal is to create more homes and community spaces by selling vacant, tax-delinquent properties. But a recent investigation revealed the Land Bank has potential conflicts of interest and fails to hold buyers accountable.

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Oct 26, 2021

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