noun
specially designated vacant house
Legal term under Japan's Vacant Houses Special Measures Act. Refers to a vacant house that a local government has officially designated as dangerous, unsanitary, or severely dilapidated, and which may face higher property taxes, fines, or demolition orders.
特定空家に指定されると、固定資産税の優遇措置が受けられなくなる。
If a house is designated as a specially designated vacant house, it loses eligibility for property tax reductions.
市は危険な状態の空き家を特定空家と認定し、所有者に改善を命じた。
The city designated the dangerous vacant house as a specially designated vacant house and ordered the owner to make improvements.
Compound of 特定 (tokutei, 'specific' or 'designated') and 空家 (akiya, 'vacant house'). The term was established under the 2015 Vacant Houses Special Measures Act.