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A Piece In The Puzzle Of Providing Adequate Housing: Court Effectiveness In Code Enforcement, Sarah H. Ramsey, Fredrick Zolna
A Piece In The Puzzle Of Providing Adequate Housing: Court Effectiveness In Code Enforcement, Sarah H. Ramsey, Fredrick Zolna
Fordham Urban Law Journal
This article provides an overview of the general characteristics of the City of Syracuse, and the efforts of the City to improve housing and its code enforcement system. This overview is designed to relate the Syracuse model to other urban areas that face similar housing problems and share many of the City's demographic attributes. This article proceeds to set out the research methodology and findings of an empirical study of Syracuse's court system. Finally, this article addresses the problems in measuring court effectiveness in code enforcement. This article emphasizes the limits on a court in effecting social changes and suggests …
Mount Laurel And The Fair Housing Act: Success Or Failure? A Presentation By The Affordable Housing Colloquium Of The Seton Hall University Center For Social Justice With An Introduction And Commentary By Paula A. Franzese, Paula A. Franzese, Art Bernard, Peter Van Doren
Mount Laurel And The Fair Housing Act: Success Or Failure? A Presentation By The Affordable Housing Colloquium Of The Seton Hall University Center For Social Justice With An Introduction And Commentary By Paula A. Franzese, Paula A. Franzese, Art Bernard, Peter Van Doren
Fordham Urban Law Journal
This article details a colloquium held by the Seton Hall University University Center for Social Justice concerning affordable housing. This article explores the historical and theoretical underpinnings of the Mount Laurel doctrine, and explores the viability of existing mechanisms to implement the associated constitutional imperative. The first speaker, Mr. Art Bernard, advocates that the current enforcement plan for realizing affordable housing goals is an effective means of enforcement. The second speaker, Professor Peter Van Doren, advocates that the Mount Laurel strategy is fundamentally ineffective, and suggests, in leiu of manipulation of housing market outcomes, that the various efficiency and equity …
The Legality Of Staten Island's Attempt To Secede From New York City, Jeffrey Underweiser
The Legality Of Staten Island's Attempt To Secede From New York City, Jeffrey Underweiser
Fordham Urban Law Journal
This Note argues that, according to judicial interpretations of state and federal constitutions, Staten Island should be allowed to secede from New York City, regardless of the City's position. This Note begins by analyzing the background history of Staten Island's secession and New York City's formation leading up to this case. This Note then analyzes the issue of equal protection under the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution and Article I Section 11 of the New York Constitution. This Note then discusses the Home Rule Doctrine of the New York State Constitution. This Note concludes that, based upon federal …
How Much Does That $8.00 Yankee Ticket Really Cost? An Analysis Of Local Governments' Expenditure Of Public Funds To Maintain, Improve Or Acquire An Athletic Stadium For The Use Of Professional Sports Teams, Student Note
Fordham Urban Law Journal
This Note discusses the background of the controversy surrounding the expenditure of public funds for athletic stadiums for use primarily by professional sports teams and discusses the analyses courts have developed to determine a project's legality and constitutionality. THis Note addresses the economic and policy issues involved in the expenditure of public funds in stadium projects, and suggests methods local authorities may use to prevent court challenges of these projects. This Note concludes by delineating the conditions that should be met in order for state governments to expend funds to acquire and maintain sports stadiums.