Acquiring Property via Birmingham Land Bank with J. Robert Burton | Communal Expressions

J. Robert Burton joins Richard Rice & Eva Melton to discuss how citizens can acquire property through the Birmingham Land Bank. Rob discusses properties available for immediate acquisition, the lot lease program & the quiet title program. Properties available for acquisition are 5 years or more delinquent on property taxes.

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J. Robert Burton has lived in Birmingham since 2008. Burton has been organizing around asset-based community development and racial and environmental justice since 2010. Burton served as the Executive Director of Magic City Agriculture Project from 2013-2017, and currently serves as a Co-Founder and Director of SWEET Alabama. In 2018 Burton was appointed by the Birmingham City Council to the Birmingham Land Bank Authority Board, where he serves as the Board Secretary and Chair of the Law and Legislation committee. Burton has also served as an officer of the Glen Iris Neighborhood Association and Southside Community Advisory Committee since January 2019.


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