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NoteVol. 102 · Iss. 5
Varying Scrutiny and Constitutional Incompatibility in New York Mortgage Law
Home ownership is inextricably tied with the fulfillment of the American Dream. Reaching this lofty goal entails a tantamount commitment: Mortgages are on average…
David Dill -
CommentaryVol. 102 · Iss. 5
Grants Pass and the Pathology of the Criminal Law
Last Term, the Supreme Court held that cities may, consistent with the Eighth Amendment, criminalize sleeping in public, even for people who have no…
Ben A. McJunkin -
CommentaryVol. 101 · Iss. 2
Corporate Consolidation of Rental Housing & the Case for National Rent Stabilization
Rental housing in the United States is increasingly owned by corporate landlords that operate under a different set of incentives, behind a level of…
Brandon Weiss -
ArticleVol. 100 · Iss. 4
Property and the Problem of Disuse
Abstract Property often lies idle, even in times of dire need. Property scholars have largely overlooked this enduring social problem. The oversight is surprising,…
Nate Ela -
NoteVol. 99 · Iss. 4
Combating Exclusion & Achieving Affordable Housing: The Case for Broad Adoption of Housing Appeals Statutes
Introduction The United States has a serious affordable housing problem, and by nearly every measure the problem is worsening. Across the country, counties and…
Bob Neel -
NoteVol. 99 · Iss. 3
Boarding Up Vacancy with Statutory Solutions: Modifying the Partition Process for Heirs Property and Investing in Estate Planning Tools
Introduction: The Human Cost of Vacancy “Behind every vacant property there is a story,” and that story represents a wickedly complex narrative. Consider the…
Rosalie Swingle -
ArticleVol. 99 · Iss. 2
Title Insurance: Protecting Property at What Price?
ABSTRACT The real property recording system is designed to protect purchasers and mortgagees against defects in title. Navigating that system is beyond the capacity…
Stewart E. Sterk -
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Fair Housing, Unfair Housing
ABSTRACT The Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule, promulgated under the Obama administration and swiftly repealed under the Trump administration, was the most significant fair…
Noah M. Kazis -
ArticleVol. 87 · Iss. 6
A Fixer-Upper for Finance
Three facts bear notice in connection with our current financial troubles. The first is that the First World War, before the Second began, was…
Robert Hockett -
ArticleVol. 87 · Iss. 5
Rediscovering Oyama v. California: At the Intersection of Property, Race, and Citizenship
Oyama v. California was a landmark case in the history of civil rights. Decided in January 1948, Oyama held unconstitutional a provision of California’s Alien Land Law,…
Rose Cuison Villazor -
ArticleVol. 87 · Iss. 2
Shades of the American Dream
Federal tax policies such as the mortgage interest deduction do not generally encourage anyone to become a homeowner, yet they do increase the cost…
Dorothy A. Brown -
Online2021
A “Host” of Problems: Airbnbs in Cincinnati, Ohio
Use of condos for hosting Airbnbs has become increasingly popular, not only in places like the Bay Area and Southern California, but also in…
Bryar Brandvold