Vacant Building Forms

When completed please mail the form to:

City of Muskegon

Planning and Economic Development Dept.
933 Terrace St.
P.O. Box 536
Muskegon, MI 49443

Form Information

  1. This form is required to be filed and appropriate fees paid if a building has been vacant for 90 consecutive days.
  2. Form must be completed and returned with a signature, any time a building has been vacant for 90 days or more.
  3. It is your duty to amend this registration statement within 30 days of any changes in status or ownership. If no such notice is received regarding the status of a structure within the time limits, the building will be considered still vacant.
  4. The requirements of this ordinance section are applicable to each owner of any building that shall have been vacant for more than 90 days.
  5. For the purpose of filing this form an owner is defined as shown in the following ordinance excerpt:

For purposes of this section, the following shall also be applicable:

(A) If the owner is a corporation or a limited liability corporation, the registration statement shall provide the names and residence addresses of all officers, directors and/or members and shall be accompanied by a copy of the most recent annual tax report filed with the secretary of state;

(B) If an estate, the name and business address of the executor of the estate;

(C) If a trust, the name and address of all trustees, grantors, and beneficiaries;

(D) If a partnership, the names and residence addresses of all partners with an interest of ten percent or greater;

(E) If any other form of unincorporated association, the names and residence addresses of all principals with an interest of ten percent or greater;

(F) If an individual person, the name and residence address of that individual person.

For any further assistance with the registration process please contact the Planning and Economic Development Department at 231-724-6702.