Charlie Sykes TMJ Radio 620 on efforts to restrict access to court records
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Milwaukee Journal Interview with Tristan Pettit and Tim Ballering on rental housing
Friday, September 18th, 2009Sept 17th, 2009 Milwaukee Journal Interview with Tristan Pettit and Tim Ballering on rental housing issues
The Department of Neighborhood Services until lately was a particular
cross. “There was a real culture of hatred in the city towards
property owners,”
[snip]
The Public Policy Forum a few months back said Milwaukee’s really
short of low-cost rentals. If more people went into the business,
researchers said, it could help. Yet Ballering, who’s owned for 32
years, told his son to find another occupation: “It’s such a difficult
business,” said Ballering. “There’s better things to do with your life.”
Not what a city in need of rental housing wants to hear from
entrepreneurs who provide it.
Read entire article
[My son was not happy to hear this from me a dozen years ago. He is
now the morning drive DJ on 92.5 FM and loving it]
From the Sept 17th Milwaukee Journal
“The Department of Neighborhood Services until lately was a particular cross. “There was a real culture of hatred in the city towards property owners,”[snip]The Public Policy Forum a few months back said Milwaukee’s really short of low-cost rentals. If more people went into the business, researchers said, it could help. Yet Ballering, who’s owned for 32 years, told his son to find another occupation: “It’s such a difficult business,” said Ballering. “There’s better things to do with your life.”Not what a city in need of rental housing wants to hear from entrepreneurs who provide it.” Read entire article
My son was not happy to hear this from me a dozen years ago. Today he is much happier than had he become a landlord. He is the morning drive DJ on WBWI 92.5 FM (Fuzz Martin) as well as doing freelance photography and marketing.
Be as disgusted as me… NPR on tenant’s rights
Sunday, September 13th, 2009I was listening to NPR while clearing some paperwork off my desk. They had a half hour segment “How We Survive: Renters, Rights, and Resistance”
Under the guise of protecting tenants from foreclosure related evictions the speakers were promoting just cause eviction laws – starting with CA but their goal is nationwide. Let’s face it in most foreclosures the tenants live rent free for months.
More alarming was the second half the program where they discussed tactics used to avoid eviction for non-payment. (more…)