no108-110

[110] Organizational Development and Operating Conditions of a NPO to Cope with Marketization of Vacant Properties through Public-Private Partnership

A case study of NPO Tsuruoka Land-bank

○Shunsuke Abe¹, Tomokazu Arita² (1. INTELLEX Co.,Ltd., 2. University of Tsukuba)

Keywords:Vacant properties, Land-bank, Public-Private partnership, NPO, Tsuruoka

In recent years, the increase in vacant houses and vacant lots has become a serious problem nationwide. The purpose of this study is to clarify the activities of vacant house / vacant lot countermeasure organizations and the role of specialists through investigation of the NPO Tsuruoka Land-bank. The conclusion is as follows. (1) Utilizing the know-how of the vacant house counseling specialists in the private sector and the administrative staffs in the public sector, the NPO increases the marketability of vacant houses/lots. (2) the NPO’s real-estate related special services are provided and the existing human network are expanded under the leadership of a real-estate transaction specialist and a public sector administrative staff. (3) Tsuruoka City and Tsuruoka Land-bank Secretariat conduct organizational operation and financial support, and member companies of the NPO are in charge of countermeasure activities.