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Fit to Live in: From Ordinances to Outcomes in Habitability, a Shelterforce webinar
What makes a home habitable? What makes habitability laws successful? In this webinar, an organizer in New Orleans and a representative from a nonprofit working with communities across the country affected by vacancy and abandonment share their perspectives.
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From Fines to Fixes: Rethinking Code Enforcement
We can upkeep homes without punishing low-income residents. Here are some lessons for change, and cities already doing that work on the ground.
After the Fire: Bronx Residents Return to Building that Burned
A deadly fire in an affordable housing complex in the Bronx was said to have been caused by a space heater. But a pattern of negligence created the conditions for the tragedy, and made the fire more deadly.
Housing Quality Is Key to Mental Health
Living in substandard housing affects your mental health as well, several studies have found.
Gentrification Was the Killer in Oakland Fire
It’s usually hard to distinguish a victim of gentrification. Many people have a story of getting priced out of their neighborhoods, of being looked at with mistrust by their new […]
5 Things Cities and CDCs Don’t Get About Code Enforcement
In most circles, all you have to do is say “code enforcement” and people start mumbling about previous engagements. As I’ve been increasingly immersed in thinking about the future of […]
Pianka’s Peers
While Judge Raymond Pianka’s methods are unusual, he is not alone in exploring these sorts of remedies. Pianka often appears at national conferences with judges Larry Potter of Memphis and […]
A Victory Over the Slumlords
In response to tenant organizing, the Washington state legislature approved a bill that requires landlords to pay for relocation assistance for tenants forced out of their homes by the landlords’ own negligence.
Holding Landlords Accountable
When landlords file for bankruptcy, can tenants get any protection or repairs?