The City of Topeka is offering property owners within the city limits an opportunity to voluntarily have vacant buildings that are substandard, deteriorated, or dilapidated demolished. Voluntary Demolition Program must clear the entire property of all structures on the lot. The Department of Neighborhood Relations also allows the property owner to retain the title to the property after the building is removed and a lien is placed on the property for the cost of the demolition.
The community’s health, safety and welfare will benefit from the building’s removal. This program is intended to provide property owners a way to conveniently demolish substandard housing at a reduced cost and to improve the quality of your neighborhood.
Participation is voluntary and funding is limited. Therefore, property owners are encouraged to take advantage of this program quickly.
To apply, please fill out the 2021 Application for Voluntary Demolition and email it to Shane Wilson.