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Eviction Free Zones: The Economics Of Legal Bricolage In The Fight Against Displacement, Lawrence K. Kolodney
Eviction Free Zones: The Economics Of Legal Bricolage In The Fight Against Displacement, Lawrence K. Kolodney
Fordham Urban Law Journal
Gentrification, the influx of high-income dwellers into low-income neighborhoods, has in the past decade become a serious cause of concern to low-income tenants in older American cities. Although gentrification has had some positive effects, one important negative effect has been the displacement of existing neighborhood residents. Various schemes have been suggested to combat displacement caused by gentrification. One strategy entails seeking legislative relief in the form of rent control and condominium-conversion laws to directly curb the influx of high-income residents; another makes use of rent vouchers and public housing to ameliorate the effects of displacement. This Article analyzes an alternative …
Eviction Free Zones: The Economics Of Legal Bricolage In The Fight Against Displacement, Lawrence K. Kolodney
Eviction Free Zones: The Economics Of Legal Bricolage In The Fight Against Displacement, Lawrence K. Kolodney
Fordham Urban Law Journal
Gentrification, the influx of high-income dwellers into low-income neighborhoods, has in the past decade become a serious cause of concern to low-income tenants in older American cities. Although gentrification has had some positive effects, one important negative effect has been the displacement of existing neighborhood residents. Various schemes have been suggested to combat displacement caused by gentrification. One strategy entails seeking legislative relief in the form of rent control and condominium-conversion laws to directly curb the influx of high-income residents; another makes use of rent vouchers and public housing to ameliorate the effects of displacement. This Article analyzes an alternative …
New York Debates Commercial Rent Control: Designer Ice Cream Stores Versus The Corner Grocer, John J. Powers
New York Debates Commercial Rent Control: Designer Ice Cream Stores Versus The Corner Grocer, John J. Powers
Fordham Urban Law Journal
This Note will review the history of commercial rent regulation in New York City and examine existing commercial rent regulation proposals, both in terms of their underlying goals and their methods of operation. The Note will argue that, as a matter of general economic and public policy, the legislature should not enact commercial rent regulations. In light of these policy considerations, the Note will then examine specific conclusions of the Commission in its Final Report and its assessment of proposed strategies to deal with the problem related to the escalation of commercial rents for small businesses and neighborhood consumers in …