City Program Aims to Give Landlords Better Tenants
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By Greeley Tribune, Colo.  Feb. 10--GREELEY --   The city is offering free safety and crime prevention training to landlords through a program called "Operation Safe Stay," in an effort to promote property safety and attract better tenants.
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An institution seeks to be more than just an archive of programs.
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By Josh Shaffer, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Feb. 5--RALEIGH -- News of a Raleigh police officer's derelict rental houses brought dismay and confusion sunday from City Council members, who promised to push for tougher rules and more reports on problem landlords.
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Some prominent large developers and landlords are chopping up larger office spaces in their buildings into smaller ones called âprebuilds.â
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Putting its money where its policy goals are, Arlington County is taking steps to enhance the dwindling local supply of affordable housing.
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Boosting homeownership tops President Bush's housing agenda, but the biggest battle facing his administration during the second term is how to overhaul a program that helps 2 million poor families pay their rent.
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By Mike Ekey, The Kansas City Star, Mo.  Sep. 16--Residents want protection from unwanted development. City Hall wants options that will keep growth alive.   But both sides recognized the importance of maintaining high standards in the Cedar Creek neighborhood.
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Officials are confounded about the best way to respond to the growing nuisance, according to city officials.
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Thousands of tenants put up with poor housing because they fear eviction if they complain, a charity says.
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The state ordered New York CityÂs welfare agency to increase the rent contribution it requires from about 2,200 poor adults who live in government-subsidized buildings and have H.I.V. or AIDS.
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By Janice L. Habuda, The Buffalo News, N.Y.  Jun. 6--Kenmore officials want to join a growing coalition of municipalities seeking guidance for dealing with vacant properties.
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Nonprofit groups are figuring out how to dodge escalating rents in Washington's hot commercial real estate market: They're buying office condos.
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The city, with a dog-loving mayor, hopes to become a leader in pet adoptions with aid of a $15 million grant.
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A program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development converts distressed public housing into mixed-income communities.
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By Kerry Cavanaugh, Daily News, Los Angeles  Feb. 26--Since development is one of the most contentious and pressing  issues in the city, the Los Angeles Planning Department and neighborhood  councils have launched a pilot program to give communities a greater say in  land-use decisions.
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The City Council passed a modified version of a controversial plan to use public funds to create a black business district in the city.
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By Sean Ryan  Before unanimously endorsing a project to build up to 75 new houses in a blighted neighborhood, Milwaukee aldermen branched into a wider discussion of how to combat gentrification.