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PT Deputy Files Bill to Embed Recovery of Abandoned Homes in National Housing Policy

The initiative now awaits review by the Chamber of Deputies’ Housing Committee.

Overview

  • The proposal would amend the Housing Law to require the National Housing Program to include strategies and action lines for recovering and reassigning vacant dwellings.
  • It makes the percentage of homes in abandonment an evaluation metric for program objectives and for the performance of implementing agencies.
  • The plan sets viability parameters centered on habitability, accessibility and location, acknowledging that some units cannot be feasibly recovered.
  • It calls for transparent, legally certain direct allocation by housing authorities and for avoiding intermediaries such as auctions.
  • Citing the scope of the problem, coverage notes an estimated 650,000 abandoned homes across 378 municipalities and underscores a state-led, integrated approach that ensures infrastructure, services and proximity to jobs.