Pathways to Land Tenure

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Providing Public Goods

Ved Katie Zywica

Contagious by Jonah Berger

Ved Mindomo Team

Psychological Assessment

Ved Jouella Janine Esler

Nestle Project

Ved Halal Halal

Who should own the land?

City

Land Trust

CDC, Civic, Neighborhood Group, Faith-based group

Garden group

Get liability insurance?

Individual

Build relationships with your neighbors. Listen to them.

Who is interested in getting involved?

Collect names, addresses and contact info

Call your first meeting; meet regularly.

Establish a core group

Prepare to use the space

Decide how the space will be used

Create a garden layout

Create a crop plan

Plan work parties

Raise money

Give yourselves a name.

Identify shared values and write a mission statement.

Share your vision!

Get some press

Spread the word through: flyers; blogs; social media; etc.

Present your plan to your stakeholders

Meet with the Community Board, your City Council representative, other community organizations and local government officials.

Make a letterhead. Write thank you notes and emails.

Build a record of support - get letters of support.

Have larger, open neighborhood meetings to share your progress and get feedback. Your group's idea will change. Be open to it.

Connect with existing groups

Community Boards

Churches; faith-based organizations

Block associations

Who knows the history of the lot and the neighborhood?

What other neighborhood assets are there?

Which groups are already working in the neighborhood?

What languages are spoken?

Garden Resources

Penn State Extention Master Gardener Program

Garden Tenders

City Harvest

Pathways to Land Tenure

Find out who owns the lot

You find out the lot is privately owned

Try to find the owner

Owner cannot be found. They are deceased or moved away a long time ago. Are there taxes owed? Liens?

Have you been on the lot for 21+ years?

Yes: Explore Adverse Posession

No

Work with your council person

Condemn the parcel

Use courts to get City Ownership

Dedicate for community use

Bring to sheriff's sale

Place initial bid

Bid at sale (10% down) - risk of other bids.

Work through the courts

Is there a structure on the parcel? Look into conservatorship.

Raise an estate

You found them! Ask the owner for permission. Owners benefit from greening and stewardship

Ask owner to donate (donor-taker program)

Purchase from owner

Lease the land. Terms?

You find out the lot is publicly owned

Owned by PRA, PHDC, DPP

Go to Philly Landworks and fill out an Expression of Interest (EOI)

Get a tracking number

Request goes to angency with the title

Evaluation

Get a letter from your City Council representative

Get a 1-year interum use agreement

City Planning

Board approval

PHDC: All set!

PRA, DNP: City Council Ordanance

All set!

Purchase

At market rate

For discounted or nominal fee

Side Lot

Lease for up to 5 years

Owned by PHA

Contact info?