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Urban Holism: The Empowerment Zone And Economic Development In Atlanta, Honorable William Campbell
Urban Holism: The Empowerment Zone And Economic Development In Atlanta, Honorable William Campbell
Fordham Urban Law Journal
This Article focuses on the 1990s renaissance in Atlanta, a time where the rate of violent crime was at the lowest it had been in years and the population was growing for the first time in thirty years. It focuses on three specific explanations of the renaissance: the holistic approach to development, the Empowerment Zone, the community policing program, and the reinvention of public housing. The holistic approach involves an interplay of both the public and private sectors of the city, with no singular method used to revitalize the inner city communities. The Empowerment Zone, a plan created by President …
Administrative Law- Practice And Procedure- Tenants Of A Public Housing Project Must Be Accorded Due Process Protections Before The Promulgation Of An Across-The-Board Rent Increase
Fordham Urban Law Journal
In June 1971, the chairman of the New Rochelle Housing Authority notified all tenants of a new $2.00 per room per month service charge and tenants instituted an action under section 1983 of the Civil Rights Act. The tenants asked the court to declare the charge invalid and enjoin the increase unless the tenants were first accorded a hearing. The US District Court for SDNY granted tenants summary judgment holding they had a due process right to notice and a hearing. The Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit modified this holding they had certain due process rights, their rights …