Government Working to Clear ROOFS Grant Delays, Says Pearnel Charles Jr.

Wilmington City Council fails to override Carney’s housing veto

The Wilmington City Council failed to override a mayoral veto of a housing ordinance Thursday that would have established a dedicated fund for affordable housing construction, homeless services, and first-time homebuyer assistance. The post Wilmington City Council fails to override Carney’s housing veto appeared first on Spotlight Delaware.

Landmark housing affordability legislation becomes law without Trump’s signature

Historic housing legislation designed to boost supply is now the law of the land. The bill, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, became law at midnight on Friday without President Donald Trump‘s signature. Instead, he allowed a 10-day window to run its course without signing or vetoing the bipartisan bill, which under the Constitution []

Smoking gun: Former state official reveals secret decision that kneecapped landlords

In 2023, under pressure from lawmakers, tenant organizers and New York Attorney General Letitia James, state housing regulators secretly changed a policy to make it harder to remove buildings from rent stabilization. No public discussion was held, nor was any notice given to the real estate industry, according to a bombshell statement by Woody Pascal. At the time he was in charge of substantial rehabilitations — the state program being kneecapped — and had been since 2010. Pascal learned of the move at a mid-2023 meeting with other state housing officials. He raised objections but they were dismissed, except for []This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.

Five years later, the court has confirmed it: Hill-Lewis governs a city built to keep the poor waiting

Five years later, the court has confirmed it: Hill-Lewis governs a city built to keep the poor waiting