Housing & Land Use

City property sales to out-of-state buyers rejected.

City council is looking for a mechanism to stop out-of-state limited liability companies (LLCs) purchasing property at auction.

Council, mayor dispute ability to terminate the comprehensive plan contracts.

Now that the city has already spent $4 million of a $6 million contract to create a comprehensive plan, city council has given preliminary approval to terminate “ineffective and ineffectual”…

Some businesses to get help on permits for asbestos abatement, others to get hit with the cost of removing lead.

New legislation will help the Allegheny County Health Department mitigate lead and asbestos that was used in local construction.

Cultural Trust wants to take city street for its venue.

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust hopes to paint Downtown with a wider brush.

There may be less of an opportunity to build affordable housing.

As the city faces a $30 million budget deficit, affordable housing may be one area that takes a hit.

Community benefits agreement reinforced for Lower Hill.

After the Pittsburgh Penguins skated away from redeveloping the Lower Hill Special Planning District, last week, the council member representing the area moved to make sure the community benefits…

The saga of inclusionary zoning takes another plot twist.

An effort to mandate affordable housing in large new or renovated developments has been stalled again. City council voted 5-4 to amend the inclusionary zoning (IZ) legislation, which sent the bill…

Community groups may be out of the business of organizing neighborhood development meetings.

Council Member Theresa Kail-Smith of Westwood proposed suspending the city’s use of registered community organizations (RCOs) to manage community meetings with developers.

City could bar landlords from rejecting applicants over housing gaps.

The Commission on Human Relations is looking to add “past or present housing status” to the city’s code as a protected status.

Land Bank looks to take abandoned homes after three years of delinquent tax payments.

After informally working together to try to move tax-delinquent properties back onto the tax rolls, the city has put together an agreement with the land bank, the county and school district.

Council passes homeless tiny house legislation they hope "gathers dust."

Regulating short-term rentals.

Councilmember Kail-Smith expresses frustration with City Planning and community input.

Pilot program for buying houses directly from the City.

New rule proposed to help speed up building permit process.

Lot sale sparks tense discussion about Council’s rights.

Urban Farm at Risk of Closing due to Esplanade Development.

City's Land Bank Needs Additional Funding.

Controller Calls for Transparency for the Housing Authority.

“Tiny Lots” Approved After Spirited Debate.