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Atlanta considers tax penalties for abandoned construction sites

June 4, 2026
Atlanta considers tax penalties for abandoned construction sites

Atlanta considers tax penalties for abandoned construction sites. 25 times millage rate blight tax; ordinance mechanisms still being finalized.

Bond told Rough Draft the city passed an ordinance two years ago to create a blight tax, but the mechanisms to levy that tax have not yet been put in place.

Source: roughdraftatlanta.com