Housing

The Student Housing office is located in the somewhat beige colored building across the street from the southern dorms and adjacent to the music department building. Also, it is on the upper floor of the maintenance department. I observed that the exterior of the building seems to be kept well maintained being that I smelled the aroma of the freshly trimmed grass. Keeping the grass tamed regularly really has an impact on the overall appearance of the exterior. For example, I noticed that the…

What to Pack for Student Housing When You Study Medicine in the Caribbean Whether you come from Orlando, Kansas City, or Ottawa, going to school in St. Kitts is sure to be an exciting new experience. You will want to make sure that you have all of the items you regularly depend on when you are at home. Remember to bring the essentials along, such as medicine, vitamins, money, and some kind of a box with a lock for securing valuables. When you are getting ready to study at Windsor School of…

the Great Australian Housing Dream or are there more sustainable options to support family wellbeing? This is important in Australia because of population growth, housing affordability and the impact of wellbeing on families. Research has shown that if we all want to keep living on quarter acreage blocks, there is not enough room for affordable housing and not having enough houses means that people and families can and will end up living on the streets. To make more housing, the government…

construction of affordable housing through bond funds, tax credits, and other resources. California also requires that cities have developers of new housing projects set aside a certain percentage as affordable housing. The Los Angeles Time dated June 15, 2015 reports that “the California Supreme Court made it easier Monday for cities and counties to require developers to sell some housing at below market rates,” Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye wrote “A scarcity of affordable housing have not…

Good morning Mr. David I am sure you I am I assure you that Mrs. Jackson and I are working diligently to obtain housing in Florida for her and her family. Mrs. Jackson was recently approved for her Section 8 voucher on approximately the 27th of June and it can be a challenge to secure a place to live within 24 hours; It's going to take time for her to find a 3 bedroom apartment or house for her and her children in a new state. Finding a nice and safe place to live can be hard especially one who…

The City of Bend has great need for successful affordable housings programs. According to the 2014 Annual Renters Survey, the city has a vacancy rate of .6 percent, compared to a national vacancy rate of 4.1 percent. Similarly, housing inventory, as defined by number of listings available divided by closed listings per month, only stands at 2 months for homes valued $250,000 of less. This significant demand coupled with constrained supply has led to median house prices of $321,500, or percent…

Pruitt Igoe housing is a notorious example of failed public policy of the government. The complex was supposed to put the modernist ideals of Le Corbusier into action; at the time, Architectural Forum ran a story praising the plan to replace “ramshackle houses jammed with people—and rats” in the city's downtown with “vertical neighborhoods for poor people.” It seemed a really compelling solution as it provided the poor labors suitable living quarters with close access to jobs and other urban…

In 1949, as low as six people were found sleeping in the streets of London, the rise of homelessness started to rise in the mid 60’s. As the three leading campaign groups Crisis, Shelter and Centre-point were formed in the 60’s and the ‘housing homeless people act’ came in 1977. By the 1980s and into the early 1990s, however, homelessness was again on the rise. As things such house-price inflation, rising unemployment, a more general increase in the number of people with drink, drug and mental…

religion and even social class. Even with government regulations there can occur a loss of financial sustainability by zoning regulations resulting in eminent domain over people’s properties when they have no place to go and with the high cost of housing either for purchase or to rent have sky rocketed. These people really do not have a choice but to be homeless.…

many people have stereotypical views regarding chronic homelessness, and to whom it affects, but despite these perspectives something remains to be done in housing, healthcare, employment, and education (Rosenheck, R. 1994) to ensure a change in the endemic dispute. The idea of providing homes for those in need seems…