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HUD Cuts REAC Inspection Notice Times
14-day advance notice designed to encourage year-round maintenance On February 20, 2019, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced in a notice that it will significantly reduce the advance notice the government gives to public housing authorities (PHAs) and private owners of HUD-subsidized apartment communities before their housing is inspected to ensure […]
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Read MoreCHI A Year in Review
February 5, 2019, 5:55 pm
Category: News
Cooperative Housing International (CHI) promotes, encourages and helps in the establishment of housing cooperatives in transitional economies, and in developing and developed countries. It strengthens and encourages good governance principles and fosters an inclusive cooperative culture. CHI holds education and training events for the sharing of best practices in cooperative housing and encourages partnership initiatives among its […]
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COOP HOUSING LAW ALERT
December 7, 2018, 10:04 am
Category: News
HOUSING COOPERATIVE POLICY ON RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA USE AFTER PASSAGE OF MICHIGAN PROPOSAL 1 PENTIUK, COUVREUR, & KOBILJAK Vol 1. Issue 1. As you are already aware, Michigan Proposal 1 passed and legalized, with limitations, the possession and use of marijuana for recreational purposes on November 6, 2018. The recreational proposal as written generally permits the […]
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Read MoreLuxury Development is Making Our Housing Crisis Worse
November 30, 2018, 5:54 pm
Category: News
Developers tout increased building as a salve for rising rents, lining their pockets while driving cycles of displacement. RESEARCH & COMMENTARY NOVEMBER 04, 2018 by Amee Chew Rent control. It’s on the ballot in California this November, as tenant campaigns pick up steam across the country and revive an old refrain: “The rent is too […]
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Read MoreTwo grants boost support for business ownership transitions in rural Maine
November 30, 2018, 5:50 pm
Category: News
The Cooperative Development Institute has received two grants totaling more than $400,000 in public and private funds to support business ownership transitions in rural Maine. National studies show the largest single source of avoidable job loss is from business closings due to owner retirement, and the annual rate of retirement is projected to double over […]
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