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| Mortgage Bankers Slam Proposed Tenant Protections
by Chip Mitchell, WBEZ 91.5
May 1st, 2013
Mortgage bankers oppose legislation proposed by Chicago's Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the City Council that would provide tenants relocation assistance or a long-term rent-controlled lease after the property is foreclosed. |
| City Buckles Down on Landlords
by Marion Renault, Minnesota Daily
April 11th, 2013
The Minneapolis City Council is attempting to craft and ordinance that would force landlords to maintain their properties without revoking the landlords' licenses. Revoking the license closes down the building and forces tenants to move. Some investors who bought foreclosed properties, in particular, are having problems maintaining their buildings. |
| Irish Foreclosure Wave Risks Housing Recovery
by Joe Brennan, Business Week
March 19th, 2013
Irish bankers are foreclosing on buy-to-let investors there at a faster rate. One problem with foreclosure and eviction in Ireland is the cultural taboo resulting from the forced evictions during the Irish Famine of the 1840s. |
| R.I. Pols to Talk Tenants' Rights Bill
by Michael Gagne, The Herald News
March 11th, 2013
Rhode Island politicians are discussing a "just cause" eviction bill for tenants in foreclosed properties there. Last year a similar bill passed the Rhode Island House of Representatives, but failed in the State Senate. |
| Minneapolis Woman Moves into Vacant, Foreclosed Home
KARE 11
March 9th, 2013
With the support of local activists, a homeless Minneapolis woman has moved into a vacant, foreclosed home there. The community groups are hoping that this will encourage the re-use of foreclosed properties as affordable housing. |
| Down the Rabbit Hole in a Rental War
by Charanina Alexander, New York Times
March 8th, 2013
Tenants in a New York apartment building get caught between two "owners" of their building. New York City's Housing Court was able to help them keep their homes. |
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