Occupancy Limit Ordinances

East Lansing, MI

1999

• Council looks to reduce rentals in city
• Students don’t feel connection with E.L.
• Rental license buy-back possible
• Title: City Council Special meeting: Topic: Rental License BUY-BACK proposal
• Rental statute stands incourt
• E.L. struggles for housingsolutions
• E.L. council to discuss rental license buy backs
• Council to discuss rental buyback
• City council candidate choices create cynicism

1998

• E.L. housing faces family trend
• Law may raise E.L. house rent
• Renters may be required to prove domestic unity
• New Meridian police chief hopes to tackle student issues
• Vote on rental ordinance deferred
• Good communities revolve around diversity

1997

• Housing proposal restricts unrelated students'choices
• Groups oppose proposal to alter city's housing
• E.L. council studies landlord-tenant woes
• E.L. debates household ordinance
• Housing issue requires cooperation
• Measuring up: Semester marked by strides and setbacks
• Housing occupancy code up for debate
• City council candidates debate housing issue
• Council alters rental code
• E.L. council pushed through discriminatory Ordinance 900
• E.L. ballot proposal would exclude students in new charter
• Proposal to define 'family' could change meaning of Ordinance 900
• ACLU may file suit over city's Ordinance 900
• City not alone in housing struggles
• Students will get chance to vote on controversial proposal
• Council passes housing code
• Officials team up to lure young families to area
• E.L. can rectify past neglect with appointment
• E.L. City Council less than student-friendly
• New student-oriented housing comes to E.L.
• ‘U’ must stand up for, assist student renters off campus
• City wants help with student issues: E.L., ‘U’ officials debate when, how to solve local problems
• E.L. council candidates state views at meeting
• Students Question Candidates At Forum
• Housing Code to change
• Residents want new off-campus housing regulations
• Flier takes ‘cheap shot’ at council candidate
• ‘U’ faculty members aren’t fleeing E.L.

1996

• Local landlord disputes housing codes
• E.L. rent moratorium would be mistake

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