tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926052286620522481.post2388635028900844799..comments2023-11-06T05:41:18.292-05:00Comments on Lockport NY: HV Variances ApprovedMJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08897623569897105078noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926052286620522481.post-54743700078851518072009-12-24T11:27:28.962-05:002009-12-24T11:27:28.962-05:00MJ,
I appreciate you thinking it through very care...MJ,<br />I appreciate you thinking it through very carefully. I would have preferred a different philosophy of trying to change the culture of the neighborhood by enforcing current laws and not accepting the status quo of housing not meeting codes, etc. I have read all this about HV and believe it, I just don't think it will work here.<br />I was a landlord who tried to do everything HV is going to do, it just became impossible to get tenants.<br />I just firmly believe the city should have done something out of the box and enticed them to make these units two family (or even one family) by maybe offering even more tax breaks or community development funds.<br />IMHO, perpetuating these 4 family homes will perpetuate the problem, no matter how good a landlord is there.<br />And the only thing I firmly disagree with you about is the importance of parking. Two spots per unit is critical to get working tenants. If HV is such a good landlord 'guest' parking can be stopped, I never had a problem stopping that.<br />Final thoughts, I think the city is selling themselves short not trying to change the culture of the neighborhood by enforcing codes, "putting paint on a pig still makes it a pig" (or something like that)! But I do hope the project succeeds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com