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


Monday, December 25, 2017

Homeowners association demands 'Jesus' sign be taken down | WHP

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Homeowners association demands 'Jesus' sign be taken down | WHP GETTYSBURG, Pa. (WHP) - A homeowners association in Gettysburg is d...
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Wednesday, December 20, 2017

The Next Crisis for Puerto Rico: A Crush of Foreclosures - The New York Times

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The Next Crisis for Puerto Rico: A Crush of Foreclosures - The New York Times "First came a brutal 10-year recession and financial cri...
Monday, December 18, 2017

Rahm Emanuel's infrastructure trust: Is it a bust?

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Rahm Emanuel's infrastructure trust: Is it a bust? : "The bold idea was that private financing could be found for much-needed, big-...

Investigation: Emanuel's Chicago Infrastructure Trust has cost taxpayers $5 million but has contributed little, and other news | Bleader

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Investigation: Emanuel's Chicago Infrastructure Trust has cost taxpayers $5 million but has contributed little, and other news | Bleader...

How the American government slowly became a business | Jon Michaels | Opinion | The Guardian

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How the American government slowly became a business | Jon Michaels | Opinion | The Guardian " To be sure, gated communities and corpo...
Thursday, December 14, 2017

Parking problem pits neighbor against neighbor in HOA battle | WFLA.com

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Parking problem pits neighbor against neighbor in HOA battle | WFLA.com "HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) – When you drive through the...
Friday, December 08, 2017

What Happened to the American Boomtown? - The New York Times

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What Happened to the American Boomtown? - The New York Times : "Interstate mobility nationwide has slowed over the last 30 years. But, ...
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Tuesday, December 05, 2017

Special report: Can we build our way out of the housing crisis? - The San Diego Union-Tribune

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Special report: Can we build our way out of the housing crisis? - The San Diego Union-Tribune : "San Diego County should be awash in ne...
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Thursday, November 30, 2017

Vancouver’s “Radical” Housing Plan Makes Waves – Next City

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Vancouver’s “Radical” Housing Plan Makes Waves – Next City : "It involves densifying areas that are currently stocked with single-famil...
Wednesday, November 29, 2017

Supervisors to vote on rescinding sale of private street in Presidio Heights - Story | KTVU

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Supervisors to vote on rescinding sale of private street in Presidio Heights - Story | KTVU " The wealthy homeowner's plight has d...
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Bay City bar countersues condo owners for harassment | MLive.com

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Bay City bar countersues condo owners for harassment | MLive.com The condo owners sued because of the noise from the bar, so the bar owner ...
Monday, November 27, 2017

South Africa: Gated Communities and Privatised Privilege - allAfrica.com

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South Africa: Gated Communities and Privatised Privilege - allAfrica.com "Attempts to privatise privilege by invoking the law of contr...

Brookhaven reverses vote to prohibit gated community - Reporter Newspapers

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Brookhaven reverses vote to prohibit gated community - Reporter Newspapers But they are going to develop a policy on this: "[T] he cit...
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Saturday, November 25, 2017

Malibu church to stop helping the homeless because city tells them it "lures the needy"

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http://www.independ ent.co.uk/news/world/americas/malibu-church-homeless-free-meals-stopped-too-many-needy-people-order-latest-a8075891.htm...

South African gated communities socked for "draconian" practices

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https://www.iol.co.za/sunday-tribune/news/gatedestates-a-victory-against-arrogant-draconian-rules-12065349 DURBAN - Property tycoon Nieme...

Malaysian criminals operating from gated communities

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http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/free-from-cops-criminals-now-running-business-from-gated-communities#FCDsJeOyw5lm9J73.97 ...
Wednesday, November 22, 2017

CondoGate: Is there a Scandal in your Community Association? - Realty Times

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CondoGate: Is there a Scandal in your Community Association? - Realty Times Attorney Benny Kass weighs in on a matter that people ask me ab...

Condos out, apartments in | Articles | News | OakPark.com

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Condos out, apartments in | Articles | News | OakPark.com " It was a golden age for condo conversions in the Chicago area in the 1980...
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Monday, November 20, 2017

Saudi Arabia Just Announced Plans to Build a Mega City That Will Cost $500 Billion - Bloomberg

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Saudi Arabia Just Announced Plans to Build a Mega City That Will Cost $500 Billion - Bloomberg : "Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Sal...
Friday, November 17, 2017

Local HOA finds large sum of unclaimed money, 10 News Find...

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Local HOA finds large sum of unclaimed money, 10 News Find... : "A Blacksburg homeowners association that has more than 100 members re...
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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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