Spokane, WA cooling mandate could cost landlords millions

Calls are growing for maximum heat bylaws in apartments. The question is: who pays?

Calls are growing for maximum heat bylaws in apartments. The question is: who pays?

Two Washington renter protection plans that will raise your rent, expert warns

Seattle's junk fee ban and Spokane's cooling mandate both skip building new units and push costs onto renters, a landlord group warns.

Tony Walls Workers Party Representative for the Lower Falls has reacted angrily to the Audit Office Report saying the maintenance backlog in Northern Ireland’s health estate has grown to more than £1.6 Billion.

Mr Walls said this is a staggering amount of money and neglect as the report says that 40 of the buildings are not fully compliant with current regulations and need to be upgraded. The health estate has more than 1700 buildings freehold buildings and 200 leasehold that are made up of hospitals, health centres, ambulance stations and fire stations, across 400 sites and the Audit General says many are deteriorating. The report states that the estate is aging and many are not fit for purpose due to age and condition.

Developer looks to bring almost 300 units to Flushing

Flushing is poised to receive an influx of nearly 300 units — many affordable — should Gary Chen secure a zoning change. On Monday, Chen filed an application with the New York City Department of City Planning for a mixed-use project at 32-02 Linden Place in the Queens neighborhood, the Commercial Observer reported. The zoning change would be bound by 32nd Avenue, Linden Place and Farrington Street. Chen wants to build a 10-story, 296-unit complex at the site, which would also include 33,000 square feet of commercial space and nearly 200 parking spaces. Roughly 25 percent of the units would []This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.

Concerns raised over future of Kelowna’s Knox Mountain Park caretaker role

Among the considerations is no longer having a caretaker living on the mountain, which is troubling news to many people who use the park or live near it.