Written by one of the country's foremost urban historians, "The Great Rent Wars" tells the fascinating but little-known story of the battles between landlords and tenants in the nation's largest city from 1917 through 1929. These conflicts were triggered by the post-war housing shortage, which prompted landlords to raise rents, drove tenants to go on rent strikes, and spurred the state legislature, a conservative body dominated by upstate Republicans, to impose rent control in New York, a radical and unprecedented step that transformed landlord-tenant relations. "The Great Rent Wars" traces the tumultuous history of rent control in New York from its inception to its expiration as it unfolded in New York, Albany, and Washington, D.C. At the heart of this story are such memorable figures as Al Smith, Fiorello H. La Guardia, and Oliver Wendell Holmes, as well as a host of tenants, landlords, judges, and politicians who have long been forgotten. Fogelson also explores the heated debates over landlord-tenant law, housing policy, and other issues that are as controversial today as they were a century ago.

This book examines the large-scale social housing programs begun in Eastern and Central Europe after 2000 as an attempt to mitigate the inequality and declining standards of living that took hold in the region after the wave of privatizations that accompanied the political turn of the 1990s. It provides both case studies and theoretical frameworks for evaluating their successes and failures.

Reduce your risk and rent without worry! Being a landlord can be tricky in this volatile housing market. But with Every Landlord’s Property Protection Guide you can identify common risky situations and get specific, practical advice for dealing with them! Instead of an encyclopedic manual of how to be a landlord, author and attorney Ron Leshnower zeroes in on specific problems faced by thousands of landlords and property managers in every state – ranging from accessibility issues to mold – and shows you how to avoid them. The book includes step-by-step procedures to help landlords and managers: Get the right insurance for your property Lower the risk of crime Understand fair housing rules Stay on good terms with Uncle Sam Remove environmental hazards Become a careful, consistent steward of your property Plus, each chapter features real life ""It Won't Happen To You"" stories of those who learned the hard way what can happen when you don’t take care of problems before they arise.