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Housing Hipsters: Adapting The Spirit Of Hipster Antitrust To Address Wealth Asymmetries Between Corporate Residential Properties And Cost-Burdened Residents, Beth Brodsky
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
Sean Gotcher, a real estate agent for 11 years, went viral on TikTok with a real estate hypothetical.1 Gotcher asked how weird society would be if a billion-dollar company collected data on what people would be willing to pay for housing by zip code and then use that information to buy under the market-rate in order to sell above the market rate.2 He wondered how weird it would be if this company bought 31 homes in a two-mile radius to sell for a profit of $1.2 million within a year.3 Zillow inspired this scenario. 4 After Gotcher’s TikTok video received …
The Eviction Geography Of New Orleans: An Empirical Study To Further Housing Justice, Davida Finger
The Eviction Geography Of New Orleans: An Empirical Study To Further Housing Justice, Davida Finger
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
Low-income tenants in the U.S. have weak bargaining power as well as limited housing and mobility options in the housing market. With no enforceable "right to housing," tenants are stuck-quite literally in the case of uninhabitable property - in unsafe and unhealthy living conditions. Poverty and economic instability make it challenging for tenants either to leave or to force repairs to substandard rental units. The author completed an empirical study of eviction cases in New Orleans in order to quantify the problem of evictions, learn more about where evictions occur throughout the municipality, and better understand who is evicted. The …
Reporting Homeless Parents For Child Neglect: A Case Study From Our Nation's Capital, Marta Beresin
Reporting Homeless Parents For Child Neglect: A Case Study From Our Nation's Capital, Marta Beresin
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
In September 2012, Mary Brown called the Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless (the Legal Clinic); she was being threatenedwith the loss of her children, then eight- and nine-years-old, for the sole reason that she was homeless. Before she sought legal advice, Mary had requested shelter for her family but had been denied. The irony of Mary's case is that the D.C. government agreed she was homeless and agreed that she needed to shelter her two daughters for their safety, but instead of sheltering her, the D.C. government reported her to child protective services. Mary and her daughters were turned …
Evaluating The Impact Of The Home Affordable Modification Program In Response To The Foreclosure Crisis: Why Real Estate Securitization Demands A New Approach, John Kinney
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
This case presents an unfortunate, but all too common set of circumstances in the world today. Plaintiff is a homeowner in financial distress who seeks a loan modification from an unresponsive bank relying on an ineffectual federal program. This statement, by Magistrate Lois Bloom in Rivera v. Bank of America, best captures the utter frustration felt by financially distressed homeowners and sympathetic judges regarding the government's failed efforts to stem the foreclosure crisis. Heard countless times in thousands of courtrooms across the country in the aftermath of the 2008 global financial meltdown, Magistrate Bloom expressed what seemed deliberate efforts by …
Love You Madly: The Life And Times Of The Neighborhood Legal Services Program Of Washington, D.C., Brian Gilmore
Love You Madly: The Life And Times Of The Neighborhood Legal Services Program Of Washington, D.C., Brian Gilmore
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
This article is a brief historical examination of the origins of the Neighborhood Legal Services Program and an analysis of the work of the program as a federally-funded legal services program for forty years. Part I of this article examines the history of the program in the early years and the birth of the "neighborhood" concept in legal services. Part II analyzes the key precedent-setting housing cases the program litigated in the 1960's and 1970's. Part III addresses the criticisms of the program and reviews legal services in general. For instance, almost immediately from its inception, the idea of neighborhood-based …
Developments In Landlord-Tenant Law: June 2004-June 2005, Barbara Mcdowell
Developments In Landlord-Tenant Law: June 2004-June 2005, Barbara Mcdowell
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
No abstract provided.
Developments In Landlord-Tenant Law 2005-2006, Barbara Mcdowell
Developments In Landlord-Tenant Law 2005-2006, Barbara Mcdowell
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
No abstract provided.
Arbitration Awards In Shaff V. Skahill, Jacob Frumkin
Arbitration Awards In Shaff V. Skahill, Jacob Frumkin
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
In Shaff v. SkahilP the District of Columbia Court of Appeals held that arbitrators' awards may only be reviewed if the moving party alleges a violation of the District of Columbia Uniform Arbitration Act.2 From a policy perspective, this decision may be read as subverting the very objective it purports to support encouraging the use of arbitration.3 In brief, this decision may discourage homeowners from agreeing to arbitrate disputes and appears to penalize those who do. Furthermore, this decision may be read as weakening the Home Improvement Business Act4 by providing a loophole for unlicensed and unbonded de facto contractors. …
Combatting Unnecessary Family Separation: How To Seek Court-Ordered Housing For Families In The District Of Columbia Neglect System, Justine A. Dunlap, Kenneth Zimmerman
Combatting Unnecessary Family Separation: How To Seek Court-Ordered Housing For Families In The District Of Columbia Neglect System, Justine A. Dunlap, Kenneth Zimmerman
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
No abstract provided.
Tenants' Rights And The District Of Columbia Master Meter Act: A Violation Of Due Process, Sally Frank
Tenants' Rights And The District Of Columbia Master Meter Act: A Violation Of Due Process, Sally Frank
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
No abstract provided.
The District Of Columbia's Response To Homelessness: Depending On The Kindness Of Strangers, Lois G. Williams, Shelley R. Jackson, Frank R. Trinity, Susan Schorr
The District Of Columbia's Response To Homelessness: Depending On The Kindness Of Strangers, Lois G. Williams, Shelley R. Jackson, Frank R. Trinity, Susan Schorr
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Rental Housing Conversion And Sale Act: A Practitioner's Roadmap To Tenant Ownership, Richard C. Eisen
The Rental Housing Conversion And Sale Act: A Practitioner's Roadmap To Tenant Ownership, Richard C. Eisen
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
Rental housing in the District of Columbia is subject to a "comprehensive scheme of regulation" 1 that is probably unique in its scope. One of the primary anchors of that scheme is The Rental Housing Conversion and Sale Act of 1980, as amended (Act).2 The purpose of this article is to examine the explicit requirements of the Act and how it affects tenant and landlord rights. The article will further discuss the use of the Act by tenants and their advocates to improve housing conditions in all neighborhoods of the District.
The New Law Governing General Public Assistance, Sarah Mulken
The New Law Governing General Public Assistance, Sarah Mulken
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
No abstract provided.