Hamilton, Canada: House of Horrors

"Paul Morse The Hamilton Spectator House of Horrors video A young,...

West End landlords looking to increase rents by hundreds

Barry Artiste Op/EdLooks like landlords are getting a jump on paying forecasted property taxes thanks to the Province and City of Vancouver's mishandling and grossly overbudgeted Olympic Dreams. Someone has to pay...

Students Mobilize to Help Tenants Displaced Due to Foreclosure

Law and college students from several Boston colleges and universities intend to take part in walking the streets of Hyde Park, Dorchester, and South Boston to inform tenants of their rights to their homes. This campaign aims to focus on the 28 zones in Chelsea and Boston,...

Delays in $4 Billion Brooklyn Development Are Challenged in Tenants’ Lawsuit

Seems that mega developer Ratner has abandoned his mini city project and has left things worse then they were. Now blocks and blocks of  demolished buildings will just remain undeveloped few the next several years. "The ever-lengthening timeline for completing the $4...

Find a job or lose your council house, Labour tells out of work tenants

With very little Council owned social housing remaining only the very poorest homeless families with children qualify..."People living in social housing should be expected to hunt for work as a condition of their tenancy, the new housing minister will propose today.Caroline...

Archeologists:French colonists of Lake Champlain

Proof that one culture (British)  builds over another Culture (French) to erase all trace of history in the 1700's America.It will certainly be interesting to see what develops in the future digs in Vermont....

$80 million for BC's homeless

BC Premier Gordon Campbell announced this deal today, which promises $80 million, partially for acquiring and running 11 SRO (single room occupancy) hotels, ten of which are in Vancouver. It seems like a step in...

Matchmaking: Tenant Market matches Landlords and Tenants

No forced marriages here, 'Tenant Market' takes the middleman out of the equation by connecting Landlords and Tenants directly. They also mention 'The Cluetrain Manifesto' as an influence.

$100M Aspen Place Breaking Ground in Q1 2007

"FLAGSTAFF, AZ-A 40-acre former sawmill site will be redeveloped into a $100-million retail and high-density residential project, beginning first quarter Q1 2007. Aspen Place at the Sawmill, featuring 155,000 sf of retail, has an estimated two-year build-out period. Donald L....

N. Jersey town sued over immigration law

"PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Civil rights campaigners and business groups sued the New Jersey township of Riverside on Wednesday over a law that seeks to crack down on illegal immigration. The law called the Illegal Immigration Relief Act, passed by Riverside's city council in...

Escondido: no renting to illegals

"ESCONDIDO, Calif. — Authorities in Escondido passed a controversial measure Wednesday to prohibit landlords from renting to illegal immigrants, a law that opponents say is racist. The city is the latest of several from California to Pennsylvania that have recently passed...

Neath Port Talbot annual tenants conference 2006 | Port Talbot Chat

"The Neath Port Talbot local authority Annual Tenants Conference for 2006 is to be held this October 4th at the Princess Royal Theatre, Port Talbot. This gives tenants in the Neath Port Talbot area a voice through resident participation and is most valuable to both the...

Illegals on notice

The Hazleton Law targets the people who aid and abet illegals, by hiring and housing them.

Next on menu for Starbucks? It's hot food

According to New York Daily News, Starbucks is making changes to its menu. The coffee giant got 12 percent of its $4 billion in sales through food last year, mostly with cold items like cookies, muffins and...

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