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What is happening? An HOA in Denton County, Texas has adopted a provision that prevents property owners from accepting lease payments from “Section 8” funds. I’m not sure how the HOA tracks payments made from one private person to a private land owners or how it interferes with private contracts, but tomato/tomahto… Meet HB1193 (2023 | […]

What is happening? Washington State Legislature is considering raising the debt limit to issue $4billion in bonds to address affordable housing shortage and homelessness. Access to more affordable housing is being talked about across states- red, blue, and purple. Why is this important? The Governor says this level of funding will be a serious step […]

What is happening? This past November voters in Colorado and 9 cities across the country approved millions in affordable housing funding. There’s also bipartisan Congressional support for increasing the Low Income Housing Tax Credit, supporters include Nancy Pelosi and Kevin McCarthy. Why is this important? Housing experts say voters approval of affordable housing coupled with […]

What is happening? Housing Affordability is in the headlines a lot. One of the questions is how do regular home owners buy property when they’re competing with investors who are snapping up single family properties. Turns out, governments are making rules about this sort of thing. In Cincinnati, the Port of Greater Cincinnati Redevelopment Authority is […]

What is happening? Remember when we talked about how Manhattan Beach in California was taken by eminent domain back in the day from Black property owners. In the COVID- BLM world, local governments began correcting historic eminent domain use that impacted BIPOC communities and Manhattan Beach was returned to the original land owners, who are […]

What is happening? For the 2023 Legislature, the Texas Farm Bureau identified 3 top issues: (1) protect property rights in a growing state; (2) protect the right to farm from local governmental ordinances that infringe on agriculture; and (3) truth in meat labeling. We see you non-meats and non-dairy and your labels that hide who […]

What is happening? Meet Where Is My Land, an organization that helps Black families across the country regain land taken through eminent domain and other means. A study shows that 2/3 of property taken as blighted was owned by Black people even though Black people were 12% of the population. Why is this important? Local […]

What’s happening? We first met Austin’s own Icon which uses 3D printing to build cement composite homes and buildings. Now, we have 3D wood printed homes, assembled in half a day from the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center. These 3D wood homes are made with fully recyclable wood-fiber and can help address […]

What is happening? Laketown, Wisconsin, home to 1000 humans and 18 lakes passed a local ordinance to prevent pollution from confined animal feeding operations. Then the state Business Association sued. Other towns in Wisconsin towns have ordinances that address zoning of large farms. Why is this important? Land Use in growing populations and growing agricultural […]

What is happening? We’ve seen cities and states address historical impact of state land use laws on Black communities. The conversation is growing to include the impact to Asian communities. In the mid 1800s state legislatures enacted alien land laws. In 2021 Florida removed its alien land laws. Why is this important? Reconciling equal protection […]