利金斯社区使用密苏里州法律恢复房屋以对抗病. Lykins neighborhood restores homes using Missouri law to fight blight.

在堪萨斯城东北部, 莱金斯社区自2018年以来一直在努力打击病并保护负担得起的住房. In Northeast Kansas City, the Lykins neighborhood has led a community-driven effort since 2018 to combat blight and preserve affordable housing. 通过密苏里州的废弃住房法, 莱金斯社区协会已经对被遗忘的房屋进行了法律控制, 重建约100个住宅并与人性居住区合作建造新的住宅. 当居民积极监控该地区时, Using Missouri’s Abandoned Housing Act, the Lykins Neighborhood Association has taken legal control of neglected properties, restoring around 100 homes and partnering with Habitat for Humanity to build new ones, while residents actively monitor the area to hold absentee landlords accountable.