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Topics: Fair Housing and Neighborhood Deconcentration
Results: 189 Matches
1. Community Acceptance of Affordable Housing
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Neighborhood opposition to affordable housing development often results in regulatory restrictions.
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2. Group Homes: Local Control and Regulation Versus Federal and State Fair Housing Laws
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The courts hold that local licensing and registration requirements, density limitations, and spacing requirements of group homes violate the Fair Housing Act.
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3. A Report of the Zoning Impacts on Minority Buyers in the Austin Metropolitan Area and Texas
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Kyle |
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Changes to Kyle's housing code have increased the cost of first time homebuyer housing, disproportionately pricing out minority households. |
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4. Maine State Housing Agency NIMBY Print Ads
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Maine authorities realize that restrictive land use decisions reduce housing choice. |
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5. Overcoming Exclusion in Rural Communities: NIMBY Case Studies
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Forest Grove |
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Portland |
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Residents opposed to seasonal housing for farmworkers wrote and passed an amendment prohibiting certain types of housing within the city. |
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6. Fair Housing, The Zoning Process, and Land Use Politics in Rural Areas
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Local governments sometimes reject affordable housing projects because of NIMBY opposition. |
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7. Managing Local Opposition to Affordable Housing: A New Approach to NIMBY
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The author recognizes that local opposition results in delays in the construction of affordable housing.
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8. The New Jersey Fair Housing Act
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Municipalities in New Jersey were under fire for purportedly practicing exclusionary zoning. |
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9. UW Study: Rules Add $200,000 to Seattle Housing Price
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Seattle |
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This article states that Seattle housing prices have significantly increased due to lengthy administrative review processes resulting from community opposition. |
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10. Local Inclusionary Housing Programs: Meeting Housing Needs
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This paper finds that community opposition and NIMBYism can impede affordable housing development. |
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