The purpose of the Flint Property
Portal is to increase public access
to property informaon in order to
strengthen engagement, transparency,
and trust between residents and
local government in Flint.
We launched the Flint Property
Portal so the public will be more
informed and beer able to hold
us, as government, accountable.
USER GUIDE
This Flint Property Portal is delivered to you by the Genesee
County Land Bank Authority and the City of Flint as part of their
commitment to increasing the public’s access to informaon and
ensuring governmental transparency and accountability.
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What does the Flint Property Portal do?
Property Lookup: The Portal contains a prole
for every property in Flint. Each property prole
includes a photograph and up to 40 pieces of
property specic informaon. Users can lookup
the prole for any property in Flint by locang
it on the Flint map or entering its address or
parcel ID number in the search toolbar.
Property Update: Property condions in Flint change
overnight. Meanwhile, the Land Bank and the City
of Flint use the informaon that they have to make
decisions every day. Users can report property changes
through the Property Update feature to keep the Land
Bank and City informed. Users can also report their
community work, including boarding, trash removal,
and mowing by sending a Maintenance Message.
Map Making: The Portal gives users the ability to map
property informaon. Users can create their own
mapping criteria for any area within Flint, small or large.
About the Flint Property Portal
The Flint Property Portal was launched by the Genesee
County Land Bank Authority and the City of Flint
in 2017. The purpose of the Portal is to increase
public access to property informaon in order to
strengthen engagement, transparency, and trust
between residents and local government in Flint.
The Portal was outlined and recommended by
the Beyond Blight: City of Flint Comprehensive
Blight Eliminaon Framework in 2015. Who
owns the vacant house across the street? Why
hasn't the Land Bank demolished that house on
the corner? How can I let the Land Bank know
that the house next door has deteriorated?
The Land Bank and the City of Flint have heard
feedback from the public about property informaon
for years. In response, we launched the Flint Property
Portal so that the public will be more informed and
beer able to hold us, as government, accountable.
What are some things the Flint Property
Portal can tell me?
Who owns that house?
How can I get a list of properes for sale by the Land Bank?
Can I report my vacant property cleanup work to the City?
When is that house going to be demolished?
This informaon and more is now easily accessible
thanks to the Flint Property Portal!
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How do I get in touch with the Flint Property
Portal team?
If you have quesons about the Portal, you can send a
message to us through the form on the "Contact" page.
How can I submit condion or maintenance
updates without vising the site?
You don't have to be online to contribute to the site!
Call the City of Flint Blight Eliminaon Division at
(810) 237-2090 to report any property updates and
community maintenance over the phone.
Zoom in / out
Switch basemap to aerial photograph
Find your locaon on the map
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How do I nd informaon on a specic
property?
To bring up a list of the data associated with a property,
you can either:
Type the address or parcel ID number into
the search bar at the top of the page:
What informaon can I nd on a property?
Once you've selected a property, the sidebar will display
imagery of that property along with a list of its relevant
aributes.
For more informaon on this data including denions
and sources, click the "Info" buon next to each entry
or see the data glossary on the next page of this guide.
Find the property on the map and select
it by clicking on that property:
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How do I complete a Property Update?
If you noce any property informaon that is inaccurate
or outdated, you can update the Property Portal's
records, including whether there is a structure, tall
grass, and trash or debris on the property.
How do I complete a Maintenance Message?
If you or anyone you know has cleaned-up a vacant
property by mowing the grass, removing, trash, or
boarding open windows, let us know by subming a
quick Maintenance Message.
Click the "Property Update" link:
Click the "Maintenance Message" link and follow
the same direcons as the "Property Update"
Use the "yes" or "no" buons to answer the
prompts, including whether there is a structure,
tall grass, and trash or debris on the property:
If there has been a change in the property
condion, you can upload an updated photo of
the property by clicking on "Upload a photo" and
selecng it from a folder on your computer
You can also leave a message to tell us about any
other issues or nuisances the property might pose.
Once you've completed the prompts, click the
"Submit Survey" buon and the informaon
will be delivered for review and appear on the
Property Feed page once it is veried.
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Where does the data come from and how up-
to-date is it?
The Flint Property Portal is made-up of City of Flint and
Genesee County Land Bank Authority data. For this site,
the City of Flint and the Land Bank have strategically
collected and combined more than sixty data points for
each of the 56,000 properes that comprise Flint, more
than 4 million pieces of property informaon in total.
The Land Bank and the City of Flint maintain this data
and use it on a daily basis to make decisions.
Your Neighborhood Inventory
The Your Neighborhood Inventory is an iniave that
annually engages community-based organizaons in
property condion informaon in Flint. The Inventory is
oered through a partnership between the Community
Foundaon of Greater Flint and the City of Flint.
The City of Flint idenes inventory needs, develops
data collecon tools, and engages with parcipang
groups on data collecon and use. The Community
Foundaon of Greater Flint selects parcipang groups
through an applicaon process and awards to each
group a $500 mini grant. This unprecedented endeavor
provides citywide property condion informaon
that is consistent and current. The iniave began in
2012 as part of the Imagine Flint Master Plan process.
Since 2012, community-based organizaons in Flint
have received more than $70,000 in mini grants and
conducted ve citywide inventories, including two
housing condion assessments, one commercial
property condion assessment, a sidewalk audit, and
a lighng audit. The iniave has been recognized
naonally as a model for parcipatory planning and
community engagement. The data that is collected
through the Inventory is presented here through the
Flint Property Portal. For more informaon on the Your
Neighborhood Inventory contact kschronce@cityoint.
com at the City of Flint or lwilliams@cfgf.org at the
Community Foundaon of Greater Flint.
How can I download the datasets used in the
portal?
You can request data that feeds the Flint Property
Portal by e-mailing intgis@cityoint.com. Please
include your name, organizaonal aliaon (if
applicable), and potenal data use and allow ve
business days for e-mail inquiry replies.
What do the dierent terms mean?
Boarded by the Community
The month and year of vacant property boarding
work (securing windows and/or doors with boards)
reported by the community
Building Condion
The condion of structures according to the City of
Flint’s four-point building condion scale
Census Block Group
The smallest geographic unit used by the United
States Census Bureau for tabulang all census
informaon
Census Tract
A geographic unit used by the United States Census
Bureau, comprised of mulple census block groups,
which generally encompasses between 2,500 and
8,000 people
City Ward
One of nine local authority areas for electoral
purposes
Cleaned-up by the Community
The month and year of vacant property cleanup work
reported by the community
Community Maintenance Commitment
Vacant properes that are being cared for (grass
mowing and trash removal at a minimum) by the
community on an ongoing basis
Current Zoning District
Current zoning designaons that permit development
of varying natures throughout the city
Demolion Status
Completed: structure(s) formerly on the property
were demolished and all grading, seeding, and nal
inspecons were completed
Funded: structure(s) on the property are planned
for demolion and funding has been allocated to
complete the work
Land Bank Listed: Not Funded: the Genesee County
Land Bank Authority is seeking funding to demolish
structure(s) on the property
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City Listed: Not Funded: structure(s) on the property
went through the City of Flint’s standard moon
process for demolion aer being inspected by
ocials from the City of Flint Building & Safety
Division
Dra Zoning District
Proposed future zoning designaons that permit
development of varying natures throughout the city
Fire Damage
Properes that have visible exterior re damage
reported by the community
Future Land Use
Future land-use designaons that chart the
community vision of the Imagine Flint Master Plan for
a Sustainable Flint
Land Bank Lots Available
Adopted: vacant lots owned by the Genesee County
Land Bank that are adopted and cared for by
community members annually
Leased: vacant lots owned by the Genesee County
Land Bank that are leased and cared for by
community members for 2 – 5 years
Side Lot: vacant lots formerly owned by the Genesee
County Land Bank Authority that were purchased by
adjacent homeowners
Listed for Sale by the Land Bank – Commercial
Improved properes listed for sale by the Land Bank
for commercial use
Listed for Sale by the Land Bank – Residenal
Improved properes listed for sale by the Land Bank
for residenal use
Mowed by the Community
The month and year of vacant property mowing
reported by the community
Occupancy Status
Occupied: individuals are residing in the house on the
property (residenal properes) or the property is in
open for business (commercial properes)
Vacant: individuals are not currently residing in the
house on the property (residenal properes) or
the property is not open for business (commercial
properes)
Owner Address
The full address of the property owner
Owner Name
The full name of the property owner
Parcel Number
The ten-digit number that idenes the property
Parcel Size
The size of the property in acres
Projected Demolion Date
The esmated date, month and year, for the
demolion of one or more structures on the property
Publicly Owned
Properes owned by public agencies
State Equalized Value
The assessed value of the property, equal to roughly
50% of the market value
Street Address
The street address for the property
Structure on Property
Yes: improved properes – those that contain one or
more structures
No: unimproved properes – those that do not
contain a structure
Suggested Demolion
Vacant properes that were suggested for demolion
by the community
Tall Grass
Vacant properes that were reported by the
community to have tall grass
Trash and/or Debris
Vacant properes that were reported by the
community to have trash and/or debris
Use
The current use of the property
Zip Code
The zip code for the property
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How do I nd stascs for properes within
a specic boundary?
To view the Flint Property Overview charts within a
specic boundary, you have several opons.
How do I draw a custom boundary?
To draw your own boundary, select "draw a layer" from
the "choose a boundary" drop-down menu and click on
the map to draw the outline of your boundary.
Click the "Start Making Your Map" buon and then
click the "Oponal: choose a boundary" buon to
select a boundary type from the drop-down menu:
You can now navigate to the boom of the
sidebar on the right and click the "Show Flint
Property Overview" buon to see charts
and stascs for your specied area:
Click on the rst point to close the boundary:
This brings up a layer on the map that you can click to
select a specic zip code, census tract, ward, or secon:
Click on the map to connue drawing your boundary:
How do I use the pre-made maps?
At the top of the sidebar, you will nd these six pre-
made maps displaying informaon that is commonly
requested by the Flint community.
Community Maintenance: status of properes
maintained by the community
Demolion Status: status of properes completed,
funded, or listed for demolion
Future Land Use: land-use designaons that chart the
community vision of the Imagine Flint Master Plan
Land Bank Buildings for Sale: improved properes listed
for sale by the Land Bank
Property Condion: property condion according to
YOUR Neighborhood Inventory property inventories
Property Type: presence of building or vacant lot
Publicly Owned: ownership status of properes
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How do I search for properes that meet
specic criteria?
Let's assume you're looking for properes within the
boundary drawn on the previous page that contain an
exisng structure that is in good condion and is for
residenal use.
Click on the eld next to Structure on Property
that says "Select value(s)" and click on "Yes":
Do the same for the Building Condion and Use elds, then click on the "Search" buon at the boom
of the sidebar — this will bring up a new layer of all properes which meet these criteria:
How do I download a list of addresses from
my search?
Once you've made a search of properes, you can
download a spreadsheet which lists all addresses that
meet your criteria within a selected boundary.
Click on the "Download Property List" buon at the
boom of the sidebar to download a spreadsheet:
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What surveys can I submit?
Property Update
Noes the City and Land Bank if there is a change in
any property informaon such as condion, unkempt
grass, trash, or other blight issues.
Maintenance Message
Reports any community work, including boarding,
trash removal, and mowing to the Land Bank.
What is the Flint Property Portal app?
The Flint Property Portal app is a more basic version
of the website. The app is comprised of the two most
essenal components of the Portal – the Property
Lookup and the Property Update.
1) Property Lookup
Search for an individual
property by entering in the
street address or the parcel
ID
2) Selected Parcel
Highlights your selected
parcel with a blue outline
(either tap on or search for
a property to select)
3) Your Locaon
Shows your locaon within
the map
4) Locator
Re-center the map to your
current locaon
5) Property Prole
View property details by
tapping on the ˄ icon (to
return to the map tap the
˅ icon)
Note: on iOs devices, the
arrow is replaced with a +
icon
6) Start Survey
Submit a survey for the
selected property
7) Map Viewer
View the interacve map,
zoom in/out, and move
within the map to select
properes
8) Survey Selecon
Switch between surveys
9) Posts
Track submied surveys
(a check-mark will appear
next to each post once it
has been uploaded)
10) User Account
Log-in for City or Land Bank
sta only
How do I submit a survey using the app?
The rst step is deciding which survey you'd like
to submit. Let's say that you would like to submit a
Property Update. Click on the "Start Survey" icon (#6)
to bring up the survey menu.
Once selected, the parcel will be highlighted in blue
and its address will appear on the boom of the screen:
To start surveying the selected parcel,
click on the "Start Survey" icon (#6):
Click on the "Property Update" tab:
Either select a parcel by tapping on it on
the map or using the search bar (#1):
Use the buons to answer the prompts,
including whether there is a structure, tall
grass, and trash or debris on the property:
You may upload an updated photo of the parcel
by clicking on the camera icon and tapping
"Use Photo" at the boom of the screen:
You can also leave a message to tell us about any
other issues or nuisances the property might pose:
Once you've completed the prompts, click the
"Submit" buon and the informaon will be delivered
for review and appear on the "Posts" menu (#9):
Thank you to the Charles Stewart Mo Foundaon, Local Iniaves Support
Corporaon, and the Community Foundaon of Greater Flint for your
generous nancial support that made the Flint Property Portal possible.
Flint
PROPERTY
PORTAL
MOBILE APP
The Flint Property Portal
app for your iOS or
Android device makes it
easy to update property
condions and view property
informaon on the go!
