By Temple University Center for Public Health Law Research
Lots of news from the past week in housing equity and law. Check out the latest in the field from the week of April 10-17, 2017:
- In his first television interview as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Ben Carson talked about the rich’s obligation to help the poor and the importance of private sector involvement in planning of housing policy. Coverage from NY Times.
- Ben Carson’s listening tour arrived in Miami, where he then got stuck in an elevator at a public housing complex. Some advocates hope that this will be a live example of the need for more funds to maintain these facilities, via CBSNews.com
- Chronic nuisance ordinances continue to be a driver for eviction, but do they have a disparate impact against victims of domestic abuse? Via the NY Times.
- Baltimore is taking a new approach to neighborhood revitalization. Can it be done without gentrification? Via the Nation.
- The Atlantic’s CityLab published a New Urban Crisis Index map!
