Resources

September 2022

Resource Guide for Georgia Land Banks

The 2022 Resource Guide for Georgia Land Banks is itself built on the wisdom, expertise, trial and error, innovation, and excellence of land banks throughout the state

June 2013

Georgia Land Bank Resource Manual

This publication represents an extremely important milestone in the collective efforts of the Georgia Association of Land Bank Authorities, Inc. (GALBA) and many other stakeholders to advance the works and benefits of land banks and land banking in the State of Georgia.

Progress in Community Excellence in Diversity

Vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated properties plague counties, cities, towns, and neighborhoods from coast to coast. Just one such property can wreak havoc on not just a block but an entire neighborhood. That property poses a threat to the children who walk past it on the way to school, to the neighboring homeowner watching her property value plummet, to the first responders who may be called to put out a fire within its walls, and to the surrounding residents’ sense of safety and community pride.