Where: Washington State What: a 2018 law that allows cities to require lenders to maintain properties that are in foreclosure Why? To limit the number of blighted properties Fairmont News | Fighting the blight of vacant buildings
Monthly Archives: November 2019
Eminent Domain. A Water District. The Largest Industrial Park + a Brothel
Where: Storey County, NV How did this come about? The owner of the Mustang Ranch is a developer at the Industrial Park This same person is also a Water District Commissioner This person signed development agreements as both the developer and the water district representative All employees of the Water District work and live at […]
When Eminent Domain hits Pop Culture via Houston Music Scene
How did Houston based eminent domain uses catch pop culture? Eminent Domain is featured in Houston soul group, The Suffers, video for “Everything Here” What other policy issues are included with eminent domain in this pop culture moment? Immigration & police brutality Why? “But we have had friends who have lost their homes to eminent […]