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Overcoming Discrimination In Housing, Credit, And Urban Policy (Transcript), Buffalo Public Interest Law Journal Sep 2006

Overcoming Discrimination In Housing, Credit, And Urban Policy (Transcript), Buffalo Public Interest Law Journal

Buffalo Public Interest Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The Roof Is On Fire: When, Absent An Agreement Otherwise, May A Landlord's Insurer Pursue A Subrogation Claim Against A Negligent Tenant?, Robert Vanneman Spake, Jr. Sep 2006

The Roof Is On Fire: When, Absent An Agreement Otherwise, May A Landlord's Insurer Pursue A Subrogation Claim Against A Negligent Tenant?, Robert Vanneman Spake, Jr.

Washington and Lee Law Review

No abstract provided.


Adopting Restatement Mortgage Subrogation Principles: Saving Billions Of Dollars For Refinancing Homeowners, Grant S. Nelson, Dale A. Whitman May 2006

Adopting Restatement Mortgage Subrogation Principles: Saving Billions Of Dollars For Refinancing Homeowners, Grant S. Nelson, Dale A. Whitman

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.


Barriers To Accessible Housing: Enforcement Issues In "Design And Construction" Cases Under The Fair Housing Act, Robert G. Schwemm Mar 2006

Barriers To Accessible Housing: Enforcement Issues In "Design And Construction" Cases Under The Fair Housing Act, Robert G. Schwemm

University of Richmond Law Review

No abstract provided.


Many Still Experiencing The Terrifying Effects Of Katrina, Clemon Ashley Jan 2006

Many Still Experiencing The Terrifying Effects Of Katrina, Clemon Ashley

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


Offering Hope To Post-Katrina Communities, Amee Patel Jan 2006

Offering Hope To Post-Katrina Communities, Amee Patel

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


Advancing The Right To Adequate Housing Of Desperately Poor People: City Of Johannesburg V. Rand Properties, Lilian Chenwi Jan 2006

Advancing The Right To Adequate Housing Of Desperately Poor People: City Of Johannesburg V. Rand Properties, Lilian Chenwi

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Hurricane Katrina And The Toxic Torts Implications Of Environmental Injustice In New Orleans, 40 J. Marshall L. Rev. 1 (2006), L. Darnell Weeden Jan 2006

Hurricane Katrina And The Toxic Torts Implications Of Environmental Injustice In New Orleans, 40 J. Marshall L. Rev. 1 (2006), L. Darnell Weeden

UIC Law Review

No abstract provided.


Navigating Residential Attorney Approvals: Finding A Better Judicial North Star, 39 J. Marshall L. Rev. 171 (2006), Debra Pogrund Stark Jan 2006

Navigating Residential Attorney Approvals: Finding A Better Judicial North Star, 39 J. Marshall L. Rev. 171 (2006), Debra Pogrund Stark

UIC Law Review

No abstract provided.


Section 1983 Cases In The October 2004 Term, Martin A. Schwartz Jan 2006

Section 1983 Cases In The October 2004 Term, Martin A. Schwartz

Touro Law Review

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Land Use And Housing Policies To Reduce Concentrated Poverty And Racial Segregation, Myron Orfield Jan 2006

Land Use And Housing Policies To Reduce Concentrated Poverty And Racial Segregation, Myron Orfield

Fordham Urban Law Journal

This Article recommends that land use and housing policies be marshaled to reduce residential racial segregation and concentrated poverty. It argues secondly, that state legislatures must adopt a coordinated policy approach. This Article uses Oregon's comprehensive land use legislation as a paradigmatic example of policies that effectively promote affordable housing and decrease urban sprawl. Finally, the article discusses nine policies that the author believes are necessary to promote stable metropolitan living patterns.


Improving The Construction And Litigation Resolution Process: The 2005 Amendments To The Washington Condominium Act Are A Win-Win For Homeowners And Developers, Mark F. O'Donnell, David E. Chawes Jan 2006

Improving The Construction And Litigation Resolution Process: The 2005 Amendments To The Washington Condominium Act Are A Win-Win For Homeowners And Developers, Mark F. O'Donnell, David E. Chawes

Seattle University Law Review

On August 1, 2005, significant amendments to the Washington Condominium Act (WCA) became effective. These amendments were intended to substantially reduce water infiltration in multiunit residential buildings and to simplify the condominium construction dispute resolution process. The heart of the amendments is the implementation of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) procedures, as well as fee-shiftingprovisions which require the non-prevailing party to pay the attorney fees and costs of the prevailing party. A decade of lawsuits brought under the WCA by condominium owners associations against builders and developers, and in turn by builders against subcontractors, alleging defects in the ability of the …