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Gentrification: The Class Conflict Over Urban Space Moves Into The Courts, Harold A. Mcdougall
Gentrification: The Class Conflict Over Urban Space Moves Into The Courts, Harold A. Mcdougall
Fordham Urban Law Journal
Gentrification of inner-cities has resulted in a class conflict over urban space. An issue in the federal courts is whether the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) can build, sponsor, or subsidize low income housing projects within or near revitalized neighborhoods. In Stryker's Bay Neighborhood Council v. Karlen, the United States Supreme Court held that HUD's decision-making process relating to the placement of low income housing is beyond judicial review. This Article reviews recent litigation in Philadelphia, Chicago and Boston in light of Stryker's Bay, and concludes that in order to protect federal efforts to maintain the integrated character …