Eviction

The Planetizen News Brief - 5/14/09

4:30 minutes (4.13 MB)

Minorities rise in the 'burbs, small cities struggle to retain youth, and a look inside declining Las Vegas, all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing weekly on the nationally-syndicated radio show "Smart City". Read, listen or download.

14 May 2009 - 5:00am

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Evictions Continue As Beijing Prepares for Olympics

With less than a month left before the start of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, residents in the Chinese metropolis are still being evicted to make way for event-related construction.

17 July 2008 - 5:00am

The Washington Post via the Boston Globe

D.C. Plans Crackdown on Abusive Landlords and Condo Conversions

City councilors in Washington D.C. have proposed a plan to throw out exemptions that allowed hundreds of landlords to evict residents with little or no notice so they could convert buildings to high priced condos.

14 March 2008 - 7:00am

The Washington Post