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NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani has launched a strong crackdown on bad landlords. The city is now aggressively using fines, liens, and foreclosure to seize buildings from negligent or repeat violator landlords and transfer them to tenant cooperatives, community groups, or …
The federal government is finally enforcing proof of citizenship for Section 8 housing. Millions of dollars in taxpayer-funded benefits that were previously going to those ineligible could now be reclaimed. Communities could see a sudden shift in housing availability, and …
Jan 6, 2024 A building deemed unsafe but still being inhabited was boarded up in Harvey. However, some of the tenants were boarded inside. It started that afternoon when crews without any logos on their clothing or vehicles started boarding …
A complete writeup of our vacancy index methodology can be found here: https://t.co/IRWYcXCdQn And the complete dataset, including local estimates for hundreds of locations across the U.S., is available here:https://t.co/NpXMOeVbSD 10/ — Igor Popov (@IAPopov) August 30, 2023 We’ve also …
In a case that promises to utterly upend New York politics — and boost the city’s housing market — the Supreme Court may soon strike down the essence of the rent control laws. Local politicians love nothing more than to gesture on …
via YAHOO: SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Retiree Pamela Haile has paid property taxes, insurance and other bills on a house she lets out in Oakland, but for more than three years her tenants have paid no rent thanks to one …