Will New York Copy California's Most Successful Housing Reform?
The Golden State's legalization of accessory dwelling units has produced a glut of new housing. New York area policymakers are trying to replicate the success.
The Golden State's legalization of accessory dwelling units has produced a glut of new housing. New York area policymakers are trying to replicate the success.
Defenders of the CDC eviction moratorium predicted a "tsunami" of evictions would happen if the policy were rescinded. That hasn't happened.
Local ordinances threaten upstart crypto-mining operations.
Zoning officials concede Robert Balitierrez's drive-thru window isn't causing any problems. But they say it's a code violation and has to close anyway.
I was just reminded of this short article of mine (published at 8 Tex. Rev. L. & Pol. 259 (2003)), and I thought I’d repost it here.
Politicians point to corporate concentration they created to divert us from inflation they caused.
Distillers have been granted emergency regulatory relief—for now.
For decades, libertarians have focused on illiberalism coming from the political left. But authoritarianism has taken root among many conservatives across the world.
Jurisdictions around the world are trying to address high housing costs by eliminating regulations on new housing construction.
Recent articles in the Texas Monthy and the New York Times provide some useful insight on why Texas has been gaining migrants at such a high rate.
The $1.5 million that it would cost to fully replace balconies at the historic Kenesaw apartment building could end up tripling the condo fees of some low-income residents.
The Department of Energy's new energy efficiency rule drags us back to the dark days of 2013, when showers were allowed to emit no more than 2.5 gallons of water a minute.
Even supposedly well-designed rent control policies come at the expense of new supply while creating a class of renters opposed to necessary zoning reforms.
You can support pre-K education and affordable child care and worry about climate change while understanding that policymakers need to get out of the way.
A study suggests that "right-to-counsel" in eviction cases actually leads to greater homelessness.
Something to be grateful for.
It's oppressively hard, if not impossible, to sell homemade food in the Bay State. One lawmaker proposes massive regulatory reform.
The otherwise positive proposals are undermined by affordability requirements and density restrictions.
Unlike almost every rent control law in the country, the ordinance passed by St. Paul voters includes no exemption for new construction.
Funding for affordable housing and grants to incentivize streamlining zoning laws could represent a policy win for YIMBYs.
Will the "Unlocking Possibilities" program be an effective way to spark zoning reforms—or just a subsidy to planning consultants?
In Buffalo, incumbent Byron Brown staged a successful write-in campaign against DSA-backed candidate India Walton. Elsewhere in the country, DSA candidates won their local races.
Rev. Bernie Lindley of Brookings' St. Timothy's Episcopal Church says that the new rules violate his First Amendment rights, and that he won't comply with them.
Plus: The Twin cities both say yes to rent control, Eric Adams will be the next mayor of New York City, and more...
Plus: The Twin Cities will both vote on rent control ballot initiatives, New Jersey and Virginia voters will pick a new governor, and more...
Happy 50th birthday to Muswell Hillbillies, a concept album about nostalgia, conformity, and the evils of urban renewal programs.
The land was taken in 1924 in order to kick a black family out of Manhattan Beach, California.
The city's solicitation of public input on the demolition of shacks, sheds, and boarded up homes is an invitation for NIMBYism.
Requiring that homes and apartments be a minimum size is a major driver of high housing costs. A new lawsuit from a nonprofit developer argues those rules are also unconstitutional.
One of the greatest political economists of the 20th century passed away earlier this month.
Jordan Stevens' application to legalize her Happy Goat Lucky Yoga business was denied by Hamilton County's Board of Zoning Appeals last month.
Amazon promotes products that mimic its competition? Welcome to more than a century of American retail practices.
The tradable development rights the city has in its possession are only made valuable by its insane restrictions on new development.
"The quality of life we have even during COVID is so much higher than anything humanity experienced, and it's only going to get better."
Plus: Cuba violates the rights of peaceful protesters, New Zealand leads the world in zoning reform, and more...
Donald Trump legalized energy-hungry short-cycle dishwashers. The current administration is undoing that progress.
A new bill introduced by Council Member Ben Kallos would require landlords to provide broadband internet. It would also forbid them from passing on the costs of internet service to tenants.
The Prohibition-era three-tier system is causing consolidation, not the market.
A month after the Supreme Court struck down the CDC's eviction moratorium, eviction filings remain well below pre-pandemic averages.
You can finally set up a farm with crops and animals such as cows, llamas, and chickens—heedless of zoning rules!
"Maybe one billionaire with a penchant for destroying democracies shouldn’t be allowed to own so much of the internet," says the representative from New York.
The government confiscated Bruce's Beach at racists' behest.
The FTC challenged a licensing scheme that it says limited consumer choice and excluded new providers.
New bills passed earlier this week require landlords to give tenants 180 days' notice before raising rents and pay relocation expenses to low-income tenants who move in response to rent hikes.
The nonbinding ballot initiative encourages the city government to expropriate roughly 15 percent of the city's rental housing stock.
The case was the subject of a Supreme Court ruling in which the power of eminent domain prevailed over state sovereign immunity.