A DECREASE IN MUNICIPAL INCOME FROM PROPERTY TAX AS AN EXTERNALITY OF THE ZOMBIE PHENOMENON IN THE REAL ESTATE MARKET IN POLAND
A DECREASE IN MUNICIPAL INCOME FROM PROPERTY TAX AS AN EXTERNALITY OF THE ZOMBIE PHENOMENON IN THE REAL ESTATE MARKET IN POLAND

Summary/Abstract: Background: Abandoned properties, including “zombie” objects, are common worldwide. Abandoned and decaying for years, they cause negative externalities for municipalities in the form of reduced income from property tax. There is some foreign literature on the subject; however, in Poland, the phenomenon of zombies in the real estate market remains generally unrecognized. Research purpose: The article examines the problem of the external effect of zombie properties in the form of reduced municipal income from property tax in Poland. Methods: Analysis of existing data and the case study method were applied in this article. Conclusions: The possibilities of estimating the scale of the external effect in the form of reduced municipal income from property tax in Poland are limited due to the lack of relevant statistical data. However, the case studies show that although such a decrease in municipality income from property tax was not observed in the examples discussed, tax arrears of zombie objects are an external effect for these municipalities, especially smaller ones.

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