Housing / Neighborhoods Take Action
Paradoxically, Buffalo has both a crisis of abandoned housing and a severe homelessness problem. Top housing priorities should be preventing abandonment, preserving and rehabilitating existing units, and weatherizing housing to reduce energy costs and pollution simultaneously. Any new housing should be sustainable – strategically located to strengthen existing communities and ecologically friendly to reduce energy costs and pollution. As new development raises rents and property taxes in parts of the city, anti-displacement strategies become crucial in protecting vulnerable residents.
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May 15, 2025
PPG Releases Buffalo in Transition Papers on Important Policies for a New Mayoral Administration
On May 15, PPG released the first four briefs in our Buffalo in Transition series, highlighting actionable policy solutions to build a more just, sustainable city: Putting Vacant Land to Good Use, Supporting Low Income Homeowners, Fixing Rental Housing Starts with Tenant Protections, …
May 15, 2025
BPTM: "Partnership for the Public Good releases 'Buffalo in Transition' outline for mayoral race"
Jamal Harris Jr. | May 15, 2025 Community think tank Partnership for the Public Good released one phase of their “Buffalo in Transition” series, which lists policy platforms they would like to see the next Buffalo mayoral administration adopt. While their nonprofit status does …
March 26, 2025
BPTM: "Buffalo's rental inspections set to soar, but key lead hazard data left out of report"
Holly Kirkpatrick | March 26, 2025 For years, if a tenant in the City of Buffalo suspected their rental property was unsafe or not up to code, the responsibility fell to them to contact the city to request an inspection. But in 2020, the Proactive Rental Inspections Program (PRI) was passed into …
March 24, 2025
Letter to Council in Response to 2025 PRI Report
Catherine Amdur, the Commissioner of Permits and Inspections Services submitted a report to the Buffalo Common Council about the status of the Proactive Rental Inspections (PRI) program. On March 24, 2025, we sent a letter to the Council outlining our response to the Commissioner's report.
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8 Ideas for a Better Buffalo-NiagaraNovember 22, 2024, 10:30 am-12 pm
Sam Magavern and UB Law Students
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Media Advisory: 39 Organizations Call on Mayor Byron Brown to Comply with Proactive Rental Inspections (PRI) LawFebruary 13, 2024, 10:30-11 am
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Media Advisory: 39 Organizations Call on Mayor Byron Brown to Comply with Proactive Rental Inspections (PRI) LawFebruary 13, 2024, 10:30-11 am
WHAT: Community advocates, health professionals, and concerned citizens will gather tomorrow at Niagara Square to call on City of Buffalo officials to comply with the city’s Proactive Rental Inspections (PRI) Law enacted by the Buffalo Common Council in November 2020. Among …
