The Privatopia Papers

Evan McKenzie on the rise of private urban governance and the law of homeowner and condominium associations. Contact me at ecmlaw@gmail.com


Saturday, April 17, 2004

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HoustonChronicle.com - Work nearly grinds to halt amid raid rumors "Most days, teams of Latino immigrant workers swarm over the townh...

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Iowa House advances citizen tax-vote measure This is turning into an anti-taxation movement of sorts and bears watching. DES MOINES (AP...
Friday, April 16, 2004

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Volunteer to save California from toxic mold! Now, this is what I call counting on a thousand points of light. The California legislature...

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Arizona Senate OKs limiting HOA liens This is the foreclosure bill that left the Government Committee last week and has now cleared the fu...
Thursday, April 15, 2004

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Scotsman.com News - Latest News - Ban on 'Idiots and Lunatics' Sparks Electoral Row Northern Ireland seems to have hit upon a solu...

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Newfound World Shatters Distance Record I just think this is cool: Separate teams today announced the discoveries of three planets outsid...
Wednesday, April 14, 2004

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MercoPress - Followup: Here's why the Rio de Janeiro government wants to turn the favelas into a gated community (see below) "Rio...

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SB1137, Arizona This bill was signed by the Governor on April 12. I have linked to the House summary of the bill rather than the text bec...

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The New York Times > National > Built With Steel, Perhaps, but Greased With Pork Here's a great example of Paul Samuelson's ...

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Residents petition for safeguards against condo and homeowners associations Cyber Citizens for Justice rally to demand changes in Florida ...
Tuesday, April 13, 2004

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AB 2610 Assembly Bill - AMENDED Now there is some meat on the bones of AB 2610, the California bill that I referred to below when it was j...

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"gated community: It's in the dictionary! To be precise, the American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Editio...

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JS Online: Vouchers spur lasting achievement gains in MPS schools, study says I think school vouchers are a good test of the belief that p...

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Financial Times:Rio de Janeiro state plans to wall off slums Here in the USA some of us wall out the poor. But in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,...
Monday, April 12, 2004

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MSNBC - Why Housing Is About to Go "Pop!" One view on the housing market, from Business Week Online's Mark Weisbrot: "...

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KPUA.net - KPUA Hawaii News - Kaneohe woman awarded $470,000 in condo mold lawsuit These mold lawsuits against HOAs are becoming a cotta...

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fresnoBee.com: Metro: Small special districts fear state raid on their funds "Gov. Schwarzenegger's proposed 2004-05 budget calls...
Sunday, April 11, 2004

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AB 2610 Assembly Bill - INTRODUCED This is a link to the text of a bill being pushed by California attorney Jim Lingl, and introduced by A...

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Los Angeles Times: Crazy for condos CONDOMINIUMS, historically considered a purchase of last resort, increasingly are the most popular opt...

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Contractors say lawsuits propel home prices SACRAMENTO BEE — "New-home construction costs in California could go through the roof, sa...
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Evan McKenzie
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I am a professor of political science at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and an adjunct professor at The John Marshall Law School in Chicago. Nothing contained in this blog represents the opinions of UIC or John Marshall, and nothing you see here is legal advice. You can reach me at ecmlaw@gmail.com
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