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Zoning

Definition of Family and Zoning Restrictions

Posted on: August 24, 2009November 9, 2011

The recent case of Armstrong v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, 2009 WL 217867, expanded the definition of  “single housekeeping unit” to include an apartment with four […]

Foreclosure

Foreclosures Climb Along with the Unemployment Rate

Posted on: August 20, 2009November 9, 2011

This does not bode well for reducing the number of foreclosed properties anytime soon now that the foreclosures are spreading to regular mortgages due to the owners’ loss […]

Foreclosure / property maintenance

Tips on Dealing with Vacant or Abandoned Property

Posted on: August 18, 2009November 9, 2011

The National Vacant Properties Campaign has an interesting summary of different approaches being taken around the country regarding vacant and abandoned property. You can find the summary at […]

Building Codes / Code Enforcement

Fine More Than House is Worth

Posted on: August 17, 2009November 9, 2011

I was visiting Milwaukee this past weekend when I came across an interesting article in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel about a case in Florida where a district attorney […]

Building Codes

Granting Modifications to the Building Code

Posted on: August 11, 2009November 9, 2011

Last weekend I went to visit Frank Lloyd Wright’s home, Taliesen in Spring Green, WI.  When you realize that architects were still building Victorian homes when he began […]

Foreclosure

The Trouble with Loan Modifications

Posted on: August 11, 2009November 9, 2011

Remember how I’ve mentioned before that it’s hard to find the actual lender for these securitized loans because thousands of investors actually can own a mortgage on a […]

Foreclosure / property maintenance

Getting Lenders’ Attention

Posted on: August 5, 2009November 9, 2011

John Caywood from Ft. Wayne, writes: I am one of the authors of the City of Fort Wayne’s minimum housing ordinance. When there is a violation on a […]

Code Enforcement

Towing Vehicles on Private Property

Posted on: August 5, 2009November 9, 2011

If I want to spark a lively discussion in one of my classes, all I have to do is mention the topic of towing vehicles off of private […]

Foreclosure

Collapse in commercial market

Posted on: August 3, 2009November 9, 2011

Should inspectors be worried about foreclosures involving commercial property?  This article in the August 1, 2009 edition of The Economist suggests that this will be the next area […]

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