Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed an executive order Tuesday that aims to transform 5,000 vacant properties in Baltimore into homeownership or other positive outcomes in five years.

Gov. Wes Moore (D) traveled to "the most vacant and abandoned" part of Baltimore Tuesday to unveil a revamped program aimed at reducing the number of vacant houses and lots in the city.

The executive order comes about 10 months after Mayor Brandon Scott and community partners rolled out a comprehensive strategy designed to abate the city’s vacant housing epidemic

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has signed an executive order that aims to cut the number of vacant properties in Baltimore by 5,000 in five years

State and city leadership converged Tuesday for a new plan that will address vacant properties in Baltimore a larger scale. Baltimore has more than 13,000 vacant structures and more than 20,000 vacant lots.