New York City Housing Court: Trial and Error in Housing Code Enforcement, TheA quarter century has passed since the federal Housing Act of 1949 proclaimed the goal of a" decent home and a suitable living environment for every American family."'But for many low-and middle-income families ...
A recent in-depth article on rent-stabilized housing in New York City and disputes that end up in Housing Court leads off with the assertion that, for legions of people, the term “gentrification” has unsettling connotations. In fact, it is “a dirty word.” It’s not hard to see why...
Prohibitions on racial discrimination in New York City housing have been extended to include wearing ethnic hairstyles, such as dreadlocks, as well as other attributes.9 In 2023, during National Fair Housing Month, Rep. Adam Schiff, Sen. Tim Kaine, and Rep. Scott Peters reintroduced the Fair...
'There are no guardrails’: Supreme Court empowers cities to take tougher steps to police homelessness By DUSTIN GARDINER 07/17/2024 05:00 AM EDT New York New York City's unique broker fee practices under fire By JANAKI CHADHA 06/12/2024 05:46 PM EDT The Fifty Six states where h...
Former shop of 1916 leader Tom Clarke illegally occupied by group intending to open communal kitchen, High Court hears Dublin City Council bought 55 Amiens Street in 2018 with plans to transform it into a museum and community centre Wed Nov 20 2024 - 16:10 ‘Deep concern’ over families ...
A New York City man who allegedly scammed his way into a luxury apartment by taking advantage of a housing court loophole has been indicted on 24 counts after allegedly attempting to steal ownership of a historic hotel from a church with false real estate filings. ...
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The court ruled that a new law enacted in 2023 invalidates the claims by two local organizations that sued the school, saying more students living in downtown Berkeley would add noise pollution to an already dense area. Because of the new law, which “all ...
In high-density neighborhoods, like Battery Park City and most of Manhattan, "City of Yes" would allow buildings to be 20% bigger if that addition becomes permanent affordable housing. "There is no affordable, truly affordable, housing in New York City anymore," said David Giffen, executive ...
This is a historical and archaeological overview of some of the worst type of housing to be found in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Liverpool: court housing. Such buildings were a type of high-density urban housing set around courtyards. They were characterised by the use of back-to-back ...