The Atlanta City Council approved a resolution Monday to transform chronically blighted apartment complexes into new affordable housing.

Proposed by District 3 council member Byron Amos, the resolution is the latest measure to tackle eyesore properties in Atlanta’s neighborhoods, which have raised health and public safety concerns among council members and their constituents.

The resolution will support officials’ efforts to take over private properties under Georgia law, using the power of the government to condemn and evaluate them for redevelopment.

The new resolution targets multifamily properties in the city of Atlanta where 10% or more of the property “has remained in a demonstrable state of blight for 10 or more consecutive years,” according to the resolution.

Also on Monday,

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