Lansing City Council considers halting rental conversions
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Residents will get a chance to tell the city council what they think about an ordinance that would halt the conversion of single-family houses into rental units for at least six months.
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NEW YORK -- In a city of skyrocketing rents, where tenant advocates charge that landlords are increasingly trying to move tenants out of rent-regulated apartments in order to significantly raise the rents, the landlord-tenant wars are becoming ferocious.
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By Barbara J. Isenberg, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Dec. 8--Sedgwick County counselor Rich Euson said the county is looking at all its options to reverse Park City's decision to annex county-owned land, including whether the city violated open meetings laws.
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By Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Feb. 6--EAST BAY CITIES that have problems with blighted rental units should take a close look at the success Pittsburg is having in dealing with the problem.
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Mayor Anthony Williams (website - news - bio) says the city has returned to a bad habit of not honoring its commitments. He says he made the agreement with the council and baseball to cut this deal.
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By Sid Cassese, Newsday, Melville, N.Y.  Jan. 31--Three months ago, a judge found that Nassau's rent guidelines board failed to observe proper procedure when it authorized rent hikes on thousands of apartments for the period October 2005 through September 2006.
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By M.K. Guetersloh, The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill.  Dec. 16--BLOOMINGTON -- The city can evict tenants from a Monroe Street property if necessary, according to a McLean County judge's ruling Friday.   The city condemned 408 E.
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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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The prospective buyer has been banned from converting rental buildings to condominiums, officials said today.
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By Paula King, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Dec. 11--As Antioch continues to deal with code enforcement, rental properties and blighted areas, Oakley city leaders are now preparing to tackle similar issues in their city.
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Downtown office tenants will vacate more space than they occupy this year, a phenomenon called negative net absorption.
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By Jake Armstrong, The Record, Stockton, Calif.  Feb. 24--TRACY -- Officials plan to squirrel away some of the city's liquid assets.
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A federal regulator yesterday suggested that a measure that would allow Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to take on jumbo mortgages could divert loan money from less expensive housing.
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By Michael Newsom, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Sep. 13--OCEAN SPRINGS -- Developers have changed their plan for a controversial apartment complex and will build townhouses instead.
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By Dave Levinthal, The Dallas Morning News  Feb. 15--Panhandling at night or near parking meters in Dallas' central business district would become illegal under a proposal the city attorney's office is drafting, two sources familiar with the process say.
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By DREW DIXON  NEPTUNE BEACH - The City Council agreed Monday to take a proposed ordinance that could limit short-term home rentals to a minimum of 28 days to a public hearing.
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By Janice L. Habuda  Kenmore officials want to join a growing coalition of municipalities seeking guidance for dealing with vacant properties.  At their Tuesday work session, members of the Village Board discussed joining the Erie-Buffalo Vacant Properties Coordinating Council.