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Amber Gonion St. Paul follows Minneapolis lead in limiting landlord rights
18 June 2020 | 11 replies
Paul, 51 percent of our renter households are housing-cost burdened, resulting in seventy-five percent of our low-income renter households being housing cost burdened and thirty-nine percent being severely housing cost burdened; andWHEREAS, the Fair Housing Act of 1968 requires that the City affirmatively further fair housing, meaning the City must take meaningful action to overcome historic patterns of segregation, promote fair housing choice, and foster inclusive communities that are free from discrimination; andWHEREAS, in April 2016, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development issued warning that blanket policies of refusal to rent to people with criminal records could violate the Fair Housing Act if “without justification, their burden falls more often on renters or other housing market participants of one race or national origin over another”; andWHEREAS, as of January 1, 2020, people of color make up 47.9 percent of the MN prison population, but only 15.9 percent of our state population; andWHEREAS, criminal justice research supports that the effect of a criminal offense on a residents housing outcome declines over time and becomes insignificant; andWHEREAS, our current credit scoring system has a disparate impact on people and communities of color, rooted in a long history of housing discrimination and wealth inequities even though credit score itself does not reflect positive rental history or timely rent payments or probability of on time rent payments; andWHEREAS, in 2017 there were an estimated 1,710 residential evictions filed against tenants in the City of Saint Paul; andWHEREAS, E evictions, regardless of outcome, impact a renter’s ability to secure future housing, and Research suggests that “Informal evictions” occurring outside of the court process are occurring at twice the rate of formal evictions; andWHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul has approximately 11,000 units of housing which are considered Naturally Occurring Affordable Housing (NOAH) affordable at or below 60 percent Area Median Income and NOAH buildings are most at risk for ownership changes; andWHEREAS, historical and ongoing discrimination in housing makes tenant protections a fair housing, racial equity and economic justice imperative; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Saint Paul does Ordain:Section 2Chapter 193 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code is hereby created to read as follows: Sec. 193.01 Definitions.For the purposes of this Chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this section. (1)(2)Affordable Housing Building shall mean a multiple-family rental housing building having five (5) three (3) or more dwelling units where at least twenty (20) percent of the units rent for an amount that is affordable at no more than thirty (30) percent of income to households at or below eighty (80) percent of area median income, as most recently determined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development for Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) purposes, as adjusted for household size and number of bedrooms.Affordable Housing Dwelling Unit shall mean a rental dwelling unit in an affordable housing building that rents for an amount that is affordable to households at or below eighty (80) percent of Area Median Income, as most recently determined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, as adjusted for household size and number of bedrooms.(3) Available for Sale shall mean the earliest implementation of any of the following actions: negotiating to enter into a purchase agreement that includes an affordable housing building, advertising the sale of an affordable housing building, entering into a listing agreement to sell an affordable housing building, or posting a sign that an affordable housing building is for sale.(4) For Cause shall mean that the tenant or a member of the tenant's household materially violated a term of the lease in accordance with Sec. 193.05(a).(5) Cure the Deficiency shall mean that a tenant pays all monies rightfully owed, or fully complies with an order to correct a lease violation or notice to cease an activity that is in0) violation of a lease.(6) Displacement Dwelling Unit shall mean the dwelling unit from which a tenant was displaced pursuant to Sec. 193.05(5) or (7).(7) Eviction shall mean a summary court proceeding to remove a tenant or occupant from, or otherwise recover possession of, real property by the process of law, pursuant to Minn.
Joseph Barnes Airbnb for 1st property investment? Why should I NOT do this
18 June 2020 | 42 replies
Disruptors are great in many ways, but they anger folks who perceive or experience impact to their business -- you can call us a capitalist society if you want, but this country has industries which are anything but capitalistic in nature.
Nick Love As a real estate investor, are yoou an early bird or night owl?
22 June 2020 | 49 replies
With that being said, I'm naturally an early bird, but over the last 15 years, I've gotten used to being both an early bird and a night owl and it's something that I've carried over to my multifamily investing. 
Mason Hickman Underground House - What would you do?
16 June 2020 | 0 replies
Will the rates be inflated due to the unique nature of the property?
Robin Gonsalves Currently Accepting All Advice Available (lol)
17 June 2020 | 4 replies
I'm eager to learn, extremely critical and optimistic in nature, and have administrative/customer service skills that can be of service to anyone.
Mathieu Roegiers Am I on the right track??
17 June 2020 | 4 replies
It's a natural behaviour if you want to win, to achieve.
Marcus Auerbach Milwaukee Market Update June 2020 - why the market is so hot
19 June 2020 | 9 replies
However, when you look at the breakdown of the jobs that have been lost, the majority was in the service industry and have been temporary in nature.
Paresh Patel Elevation Certification for Flood Insurance
7 July 2020 | 9 replies
I am sure you all can understand that getting fema to remove the property from a map doen't make mother nature say "oh we have to skip flooding that property because FEMA said it was not at risk".
Elizabeth Hernandez Mobile home Buyer doesn't want it after all, wants money back
23 May 2022 | 22 replies
Will not including this form NATURAL HAZARD DISCLOSURE STATEMENT accidentally cancel a purchase agreement contract?
Sasha T. New to real estate, suggestions for beginners in New Orleans area
18 June 2020 | 5 replies
It seems this is a natural first step for most inexperienced investors.