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Pushed out in the name of progress: Redevelopment in Rochester’s Destination Medical Zone displaces tenants
Rochester’s Destination Medical Zone (DMZ) has been hailed as a groundbreaking public-private partnership to redevelop downtown Rochester and solidify the Mayo Clinic’s position as a world leader in healthcare. Extensive development is now picking up its pace,...
read moreHJC’s work on tenant screening practices informs local ordinances
How landlords decide who gets to move into their buildings is a subject that has received surprisingly little scrutiny. Until recently. Two years ago, HJC and partner organizations launched an extensive research project after learning how much the standards for making...
read moreHJC Discovers Illegally High Rents
Working with HOME Line, HJC discovered that a prominent Twin Cities developer is charging tenants too much rent in an affordable tax credit building. Under the Low Income Housing Tax Credit program (LIHTC), developers build...
read moreIntentional Exclusion: Lawsuit Demands Addition of Affordable Housing at Region’s Largest Redevelopment Site
St Paul, MN — July 10, 2019: Despite massive public investment of more than $40 million for the acquisition and clean up of the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant (TCAAP) site in Arden Hills, plans for the largest mixed-use development in the Twin Cities region...
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