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Housing And Technology: The Mobile Home Experience, Bailey Kuklin

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Landlord-Tenant: The Medieval Concepts Of Feudal Property Law Are Alive And Well In Leases Of Commercial Property In Illinois, 10 J. Marshall J. Of Prac. & Proc. 338 (1977), Kenneth J. Sophie Jr.

UIC Law Review

No abstract provided.

From Washington To Arlington Heights And Beyond: Discriminatory Purpose In Equal Protection Litigation, Robert G. Schwemm

Law Faculty Scholarly Articles

When the Supreme Court decided Washington v. Davis on June 7, 1976, it began a new era in civil rights law. Rejecting the contention that state action is unconstitutional solely because it operates to injure more blacks than whites, the Court held that proof of discriminatory purpose is necessary to establish a claim of racial discrimination under the equal protection clause. In two cases decided the following term—Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp. and Castaneda v. Partida—the Court reaffirmed its commitment to the discriminatory purpose requirement, but was badly divided on how to apply the …

Procedural Due Process And The Section 8 Leased Housing Program, James M. Klein, John E. Schrider Jr.

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Trial-Type Ceremonies And Defendant Behavior: 'Moralizing' And 'Cooling In' In An Eviction Setting, Richard O. Lempert

Articles

This study uses hearing transcripts to examine judge-defendant interaction in a trial-type setting. The setting is a public housing eviction hearing; judges are eviction board members and defendants are tenants facing eviction for non-payment of rent. All tenants in the sample were formally evicted, but in each case the execution of the eviction order was stayed on the condition that the tenant pay his rent. Two forms of verbal interaction are identified. The first, “moralizing” is deemed present when one or more board members directs a degrading remark toward the tenant. The second, “cooling in” is deemed present when one …

New Act Is A Step Toward Landlord-Tenant Equality In Georgia, Nancy Terrill

Mercer Law Review

Beginning in the fall of 1975, members of the 1976 session of the General Assembly spent many hours negotiating and finally passing what appears to be a landmark law for Georgia tenants. Although there is no comparison to the extensive changes proposed by the Uniform Residential Landlord Tenant Act, Senate Bill 472 as it passed in 1976 does mark a new beginning toward equalizing the landlord-tenant relationship and eliminates at least some of the obstacles encountered by tenants seeking remedies for substandard housing conditions.

This article first will outline the more significant aspects of landlordtenant law as it has existed …

Neighborhood Housing Services: A Program With Promise, Charles L. Thiemann

Vanderbilt Law Review

Neighborhood Housing Services (NHS) is a concept concerned with the problem of neighborhood preservation and revitalization. It is also a program that has developed out of this concept which many believe has much promise as a means of dealing with these problems. What reasons do we have for believing that NHS is a program with promise? How is the concept of Neighborhood Housing Services germane to the problem of neighborhood preservation and revitalization? What is the nature of the problem of neighborhood preservation and revitalization? These are the questions addressed in this article.

Eliminating Redlining By Judicial Action: Are Erasers Available?, Paul A. Renne

Vanderbilt Law Review

This paper will consider one practice--mortgage disinvestment, commonly referred to as "redlining"--which has worked incontravention to the declared policy of Congress by contributing to the destruction of the urban housing inventory and has been partly responsible for the failure to meet our housing goals. This paper will discuss the concept and effects of redlining, the relevant statutes and administrative regulations, and the use of class action litigation as a means of eliminating the practice. Before turning to this discussion, however, it is important to emphasize that eliminating the practice of redlining will prove no panacea to our urban problems. It …

New Judicial Approaches To Maintaining Housing Quality In The Cities, Eugenia K. Manning

Fordham Urban Law Journal

Virtually every member of the urban community is a party to a landlord-tenant relationship. As the general tenor of urban life in America changes, so must the laws which govern the urban dweller. For years the doctrine of caveat emptor prevented the tenant from forcing the landlord to make necessary repairs or to retain the leased premises in a habitable condition. The doctrine of constructive eviction afforded him little relief; and housing and sanitation codes, while achieving a measure of success, were generally ineffective. Only when conditions because unbearable did the law protect him. Increasingly, however, the trend has been …

Exclusionary Zoning - Does A Zoning Ordinance With Racially Discriminatory Effects Violate The Constitution? Metropolitan Housing Development Corporation V. The Village Of Arlington Heights, Thomas W. Cody

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Urban Housing Finance And The Redlining Controversy, Daniel F. Reidy

Cleveland State Law Review

This note will focus upon three basic issues raised by the redlining controversy: first, whether or not redlining is in fact occurring; second, the role of government through legislation and regulatory agencies; third, emerging areas of litigation.

Power(Lessness) And Dispersion: Comments On Chester Mcguire's The Urban Development Act Of 1974, Community Development Funds And Black Economic Problems, Henry Mcgee

Faculty Articles

Professor McGee discusses Chester McGuire's comprehensive, provocative and good-humored assessment of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (HCDA). McGuire suggests both ominous and benign trends in the shift of political power and allocation of material resources in the United States. In analyzing the McGuire’s assessment of the HCDA, Professor McGee addresses how the act affects minority groups, particularly Black Americans.

The Flood Disaster Protection Act Of 1973: A Rational Approach To Flood Damage Prevention, Larry J. Wilson

IUSTITIA

Throughout history, man has utilized rivers for water supply, transportation, power generation, and waste disposal. This strong relationship has encouraged the location of human settlements near rivers and streams despite the risk of periodic flooding. The modern technology of transportation and public services has reduced the necessity for riverside locations, but the development of flood plains in urban areas has continued, resulting in the periodic loss of human life and property when flooding has occurred. Within the United States, flooding has taken over 5000 lives in the last fifty years and causes an estimated $1.25 billion in property damages annually.' …

Civil Rights--Housing--Relief Under Section 1982 For Blacks Exploited In Segregated Housing Markets--Clark V. Universal Builders, Inc., Robert J. Grow

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.

Constitutional Law—Zoning For Single-"Family" Dwellings Is Not Denial Of Equal Protection To Unrelated Persons—Village Of Belle Terre V. Boraas, 416 U.S. 1 (1974), Albert G. Marquis

Washington Law Review

Six unrelated persons resided in a single dwelling in Belle Terre, New York, in violation of the Village's zoning ordinance. The village is zoned exclusively for one-family dwellings; "family" is defined by the ordinance as: One or more persons related by blood, adoption or marriage, living and cooking together as a single housekeeping unit [or] a number of persons but not exceeding two (2) living and cooking together as a single housekeeping unit though not related by blood, adoption, or marriage shall be deemed to constitute a family. The lessors of the residence were served with notice that failure of …

The Troubled Dream: The Life And Times Of Section 235 Of The National Housing Act, John Mcclaughry, Charles H. Percy Senator

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Lead-Based Paint Poisoning: Remedies For The Hud Low-Income Homeowner When Neglect Is No Longer Benign, Thomas P. Sarb

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

Lead-based paint poisoning is a completely preventable disease which particularly afflicts young children living in deteriorating areas of the cities. It is caused by the ingestion of paint chips containing significant amounts of lead that have fallen or been picked off ceilings, floors, and woodwork of older houses. Repeated ingestion of such paint chips can lead to mental retardation, permanent impairment of intellectual ability, cerebral palsy, and blindness. Every year at least 400,000 children show some effect of lead poisoning; 50,000 of them need treatment; and 200 children die of the disease. The early symptoms of lead poisoning are changes …

Federal Leased Housing Assistance In Private Accommodations: Section 8, Nancy S. Cohen

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

The public housing program, which does not involve private developers, was also criticized as wasteful, poorly conceived, and inequitable. Further, it appeared to some that the federal government was assuming the losses caused by the accelerating decline of large cities. As a result of various investigations and HUD audits, the FHA was in a state of chaos after recurring reorganizations. The administration's suspension of housing subsidies on January 5, 1973 was an added impetus for the passage of a new act. The resulting legislation, the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974,20 is the federal government's first significant set of …

Metropolitan Housing Development Corp. V. Village Of Arlington Heights: A New Discriminatory Effect In Zoning, 9 J. Marshall J. Prac. & Proc. 533 (1975), Sally Mengo

UIC Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Use Of Racial Housing Quotas To Achieve Integrated Communities: The Oak Park Approach, Linda M. Vodar

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Urban Renewal After The 1974 Housing Act, John E. Mogk, George J. Mager

Law Faculty Research Publications

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Comment: The New York City Housing Part: New Remedy For An Old Dilemma, Dennis E. Milton

Fordham Urban Law Journal

This Comment describes the practical operation of the Housing Part of the Civil Court of the City of New York, which began its operation October 1, 1973. The jurisdiction of the court as well as the remedies and penalties provided in the enabling legislation are outlined. The duties of its personnel, settlement procedures, and the influence of administrative agencies upon the operation of the Housing Part are also examined, as are several cases affecting the operation of the Housing Part. The author concludes that there have been many beneficial effects from the first year of operation of the Housing Part, …

Neighborhood Preservation In New York City, Phillip Weitzman

Fordham Urban Law Journal

The push to the suburbs, financed in large part by federal mortgage guarantees and highway construction moneys and bolstered by exclusionary zoning, has generated forces which tend to leave old urban neighborhoods in shambles. The syndrome of housing deterioration is well known. The dilemma of the deteriorating neighborhood is heightened in a city such as New York, where a large proportion of its population lives in old multiple family buildings. After almost forty years marked by a succession of programs designed to eliminate slums and blighted areas, New York City has concluded that its older neighborhoods must be protected from …

The New York City Housing Receivership And Community Management Programs, Mark Grossman

Fordham Urban Law Journal

Each year New York City landlords abandon buildings containing an estimated 10,000 apartments, forcing tenants to leave as the ownerless buildings plunge into decay. At least half of these buildings are structurally solid and might last several more decades if not abandoned. Most are found in areas where "problem" buildings- buildings which have a potential for abandonment- will most likely be found. New York City has instituted a number of programs for dealing with buildings which are headed toward abandonment. They include code-enforcement, emergency repair and receivership programs, foreclosure for nonpayment of property taxes, and rehabilitation programs involving municipal loans, …

Redlining Practices, Racial Resegregation, And Urban Decay: Neighborhood Housing Services As Viable Alternative, Marcia Duncan, Edwin T. Hood, James L. Neet

Faculty Works

No abstract provided.

Pioneering Approaches To Confront Sex Bias In Housing, Betsey Friedman

Cleveland State Law Review

This Note will be a national review of the past experiences with and potential action in the area of sex discrimination in residential real estate transactions. Emphasis will be on sex discrimination in the rental of real property, with a brief review of the more commonly acknowledged problem of credit discrimination in home sale financing. The present suitability of available state remedies will be discussed, with an analysis of the charges filed. And, the emergence of Fair Housing Act racial litigation will be explored, with a view towards its application in sex discrimination housing cases.

Forcible Detainer In Kentucky Under The Uniform Residential Landlord And Tenant Act, Thomas H. Watson

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Housing Subsidies In The U.S. And England, Henry Mcgee

Faculty Articles

In this article Professor McGee reviews “Housing Subsidies in the United States and England”, by Daniel Mandelker. Professor McGee details the concerns and controversies about the allocation of housing funds, and provides a thorough critique of Mandelker’s comparison of the two countries.

An Assessment Of The Impact Of An Implied Warranty Of Habitability In New York State, Matthew Greenblatt

Buffalo Law Review

No abstract provided.

Monetary Recovery As Preventive Reliefin Fair Housing Actions By The Attorneygeneral, David Samuel De Jong

Washington and Lee Law Review

No abstract provided.