O bairro de Lykins restaura casas usando a lei do Missouri para combater o mau hálito. Lykins neighborhood restores homes using Missouri law to fight blight.

No nordeste de Kansas City, o bairro Lykins liderou um esforço comunitário desde 2018 para combater a praga e preservar moradias acessíveis. In Northeast Kansas City, the Lykins neighborhood has led a community-driven effort since 2018 to combat blight and preserve affordable housing. Usando a Lei de Habitação Abandonada do Missouri, a Associação de Bairros Lykins assumiu o controle legal das propriedades abandonadas, restaurando cerca de 100 casas e fazendo parceria com a Habitat for Humanity para construir novas, enquanto os moradores monitoram ativamente a área para responsabilizar proprietários ausentes. Using Missouri’s Abandoned Housing Act, the Lykins Neighborhood Association has taken legal control of neglected properties, restoring around 100 homes and partnering with Habitat for Humanity to build new ones, while residents actively monitor the area to hold absentee landlords accountable.