The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

JUNE 20, 2023

History suggests that any proposed changes to single-family zoning, whether related to MH or not, will be hard-fought, both at the local level and also at the state level when legislation is proposed to override local zoning. 21 This is the exact definition of a condominium, as found in apartment houses or townhome communities.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

APRIL 10, 2025

In recent years, New York State enacted the Uniform Partition of Heirs' Property Act (UPHPA) and the transfer-on-death deed (TODD) law, expanding protections for heir owners and creating an important tool to streamline estate planning and prevent tangled title issues (more detail on both laws follows).

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Post-Helene, there is not a moratorium on summary ejectment proceedings, although activists and at least two legislators have called upon the legislature, the chief justice, and the governor for such action. There is no case law interpreting G.S. 42-12 to guide judicial officials on its enforcement.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

JUNE 10, 2024

” 4 Starting nearly half a century ago, antitrust law in the U.S. 23 There has even been legislation proposed in Congress to legally require the tri-merge report, 24 overriding the FHFA’s proposed reform. This type of proposal for legislation is often a direct outgrowth of industry lobbying, so it is not unexpected.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

APRIL 3, 2023

There are in fact three proper reasons why this occurs: One, the credit risk for structure-only loans is higher since, by definition, only the GLT depreciating structure can serve as collateral, whereas for a traditional mortgage the collateral consists of both the structure and the GLT appreciating underlying land. ” [link]. [26]

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 9, 2023

I write that for the most part, DC's legislators have it pretty good. But the fact is that Congress does have the final authority on approving local legislation, even though the DC Home Rule Act of 1973 pretty much created local control of local governance. This letter to the editor (" The D.C. I proudly wear my “51” hat.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Summary of federal and state law considerations Below is a summary of the major points from this post. Emergency loans for construction of new housing are authorized by the Housing Authorities Law (G.S. 1] Local government legal authority to offer home repair loans is limited under state law. 42 USC 5301(c). 570.200(a)(3).

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Barrett & Greene

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

As the Center for Law and Social Policy argued a few years ago , In generalizing knowledge, EBPs fail to consider the cultural relevance of practices, thereby failing to provide certain communities, especially communities of color, with solutions that respond to and understand their individual lived experiences and cultural contexts.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Counter the so-called “deep state” by eliminating GSE programs which were approved by government officials without clear authorization from congressional legislation. 11] While one can see a lot of support for this pricing policy in the industry and among working families, this was done without any specific legislative authority.

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