"Focus on Greater Portland" piece on Portland's Housing Replacement Ordinance, e

Authors

Chris O'Neil

Source

Mainebiz

Date

2-22-2010

Pages

20

Abstract

"Focus on Greater Portland" piece on Portland's Housing Replacement Ordinance, enacted in 2002, when the vacancy rate for apartments was about 3 percent. Commercial development was robust, and politicians feared a housing shortage. A burned out building with apartments that were last occupied decades ago was assessed a penalty of $58,000 per unit when the owner sought to raze it. The city council is revisiting the ordinance in light of changing economic and housing conditions.

Subjects

Housing Replacement Ordinance Portland

Recommended Citation

O'Neil, Chris, ""Focus on Greater Portland" piece on Portland's Housing Replacement Ordinance, e" (2010). Maine News Index – MaineBiz. 5094.
https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/news_mainebiz/5094