Collin Anderson of the Washington Free Beacon reports on the latest dubious activity from the congressional “Squad.” Massachusetts Democratic congresswoman and “Squad” member Ayanna Pressley quietly expanded her rental property…
To help recruit and retain teachers, more school districts are considering programs to provide affordable housing to teachers. Not only does research fail to show that those programs are effective,…
Chuck Ross and Collin Anderson of the Washington Free Beacon report inconvenient facts for one member of the Democratic “Squad.” Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D., Mich.) collected up to $50,000 in…
We’re informed that the minimum housing code for Black Mountain is going to provide better protection for renters. I think that means higher rents to cover the landlords’ cost of…
Last night, I read, Zoning, Rent Control, and Affordable Housing, by William Tucker and published in 1991. He got ho-hum as he kept repeating a predictable cycle: The usual result…
Let me see if I got this straight: the CMPD now has such incredible analytical and intelligence-gathering capabilities that it knows not just where and why crime happened in the…
HB 713, Public Contracts/Multiple Awards, is supposed to save the state money in the long run. However a representative from the Department of Administration said the bill would have…
The NC Rate Bureau thinks insurance premiums for rental properties should increase 12.1%. One reason for the rate increase is replacement costs, which include municipal ordinances that require higher quality…
It’s called modernizing. People who rent are considered retailers. So, landlords (with some exceptions) in Buncombe County now must must pay the government a 4% sales tax on what they…
The latest Carolina Journal Online exclusive features Sarah Okeson’s report on Charlotte’s new rental registration mandate and the problems it could create for landlords. John Hood’s Daily Journal highlights some…
My op-ed in the Charlotte Observer here explains. The City Council’s Community Safety Committee recently considered an ordinance that would require Charlotte’s rental property owners to work for the police…
What has gotten into the Upstate? I thought it was supposed to be the most straight-laced part of Lower Carolina. Not so much: A tenant is accusing her landlord of…