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Eviction Court And A Judicial Duty Of Inquiry, Harold Krent, Peter Cheung, Kayla Higgins, Matthew Mcelwee Jan 2016

Eviction Court And A Judicial Duty Of Inquiry, Harold Krent, Peter Cheung, Kayla Higgins, Matthew Mcelwee

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Reassessing The Citizen Virtues Of Homeownership, Stephanie M. Stern Apr 2011

Reassessing The Citizen Virtues Of Homeownership, Stephanie M. Stern

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The assumption that homeownership creates more politically and civically engaged citizens who contribute to local communities (as well as national democracy) dominates property law. This belief underlies influential theories of property and land use and justifies housing policies promoting homeownership and expanding homeownership’s reach. This Essay challenges the “citizenship virtues” of homeownership and contends that the evidence reveals a far more modest, and particularized, picture of citizenship effects than commonly assumed. I explore psychological, historical, and economic factors that may underlie the variable citizenship effects from homeownership. Some of these factors elucidate not only why owners and tenants perform similarly …


Remedying The Irremediable: The Lessons Of Gautreaux, A. Dan Tarlock Mar 1989

Remedying The Irremediable: The Lessons Of Gautreaux, A. Dan Tarlock

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