The city of Conyers adopted Ordinance No. 972 on October 15, 2014 which requires all commercial, office, industrial, multi-family, and single-family residential structures (Sec. 8-2-124) to register with the city of Conyers.

Property that is vacant is a blight on the community if it is not properly maintained. Vacant property attracts vagrants, graffiti, and illegal dumping. Vacant properties are required to be boarded up and maintained (grass cut, litter removed, etc.) in order to maintain the integrity and safety of the community. Code enforcement tracks these properties for registration and monitor them for compliance. 

Sec. 8-2-126. - Registration of vacant real property.
(a) It shall be the duty of each owner or agent of any vacant real property to file a complete registration statement with the department within 14 days of such property becoming vacant, as defined in this article.
(b) Upon receiving information that real property is vacant as defined in this article and that the owner has not registered the real property as set forth in subsection (a), the City shall provide a written notice to the owner of the owner's obligation to register the vacant real property. The owner shall, within 14 days of the date shown on such notice, register the vacant real property with the department, supplying all necessary information required on the registration statement and paying all applicable fees.

Sec. 8-2-128. - Registration fee.
At the time of the filing of the registration statement, the owner or agent shall pay a registration fee of $100.00 for each vacant or foreclosed real property, as identified by its tax parcel number. No registration statement shall be deemed filed the fee has been paid. For a parcel of land containing two or more buildings under common ownership, only one registration statement and one fee shall be required.

Sec. 8-2-129. - Renewal of registration
The registration shall remain valid for 12 months from the date of the filing of the registration statement. The owner shall be required to renew the registration for successive 12-month periods as long as the real property remains vacant or foreclosed for any part thereof.

Sec. 8-2-130. - Removal from registry.
A vacant or foreclosed real property owner, or the agent of such owner, may apply to remove such vacant or foreclosed real property from the registry at such time as the real property no longer constitutes vacant or foreclosed real property. Application for removal from the registry shall be accompanied by corroborating documentation that the real property no longer constitutes vacant or foreclosed real property. Corroborating documentation need not, and shall not, include the names or other personal information of any tenant(s). The department shall grant or deny such application within 30 days, and in the case of denial, the department shall provide notice to the property owner. If the department does not grant or deny the application for removal from the registry within 30 days, the application for removal shall be deemed granted.

To review the entire Vacant/Foreclosed Property Ordinance, click here.

Download the Vacant/Foreclosed Property Registration Form (Updated 2022).

If you have registered your property and need to remove it from the list, click here to download the Vacant/Foreclosed Property Removal Form.

If your property is exempt, click here to download the exemption form.