Posts by Maxwell Ciardullo

In general, Black, Latiné, and Asian communities faced serious and persistent housing discrimination through the first half of the 20th century, including the lynching of a Chinese immigrant in 1880, a sustained bombing campaign against African Americans perceived to be encroaching on white neighborhoods in the 1920s, and the wholesale destruction of multiple Latiné enclaves…

Last month, the Colorado General Assembly passed, and the Governor signed, a new law that targets delinquent slumlords. Existing law already allows cities or counties to fine slumlords for health and safety violations, but those fines often become the cost of doing business. Local jurisdictions can also take the extraordinary step of condemning a building,…