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  • In cities with high rates of homelessness, This House would drastically broaden eminent domain powers to build affordable, high-density public housing

    Infoslide

    Eminent domain, or land acquisition, is the power of a state, provincial, or national government to take private property for public use with payment of compensation. The most common uses of property taken by eminent domain have been for roads and railroads, government buildings, and public utilities.

    Asian Online Debating Championship WSDC 2023 · Semifinals · 2023-02-24

  • Assuming a reasonable chance of success, This House would allow people experiencing long-term homelessness to sue their local government for negligence

    Asian Online Debating Championship WSDC 2023 · Round 2 · 2023-02-24

  • In areas with rapidly rising property prices, This house would suspend all restrictions on property development that are not health and safety (e.g. environmental zoning regulations, building height restrictions, and regulations on the appearance of buildings

    Senior BP Nationals 2023 · Round 4 · 2023-01-07

  • This house supports strong government intervention to prevent gentrification

    Infoslide

    Gentrification is a process when significant numbers of wealthier people move to an area traditionally inhabited by lower income and often minority individuals and businesses.

    CUSID East Atlantic Championship 2023 · Round 2 · 2023-01-01

  • This house regrets the narrative that homeownership is aspirational

    Infoslide

    There is a prominent narrative in society that home ownership is, or should be, the aspiration of families and individuals.

    AJC 2023 · Round 4 · 2023-01-01

  • This house regrets the narrative that homeownership is aspirational

    Infoslide

    There is a prominent narrative in society that home ownership is, or should be, the aspiration of families and individuals.

    AJC 2023 · 4 · 2023-01-01

  • This house believes that governments, when determining housing policy, should heavily prioritise supporting renters over home owners

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    Madrid WUDC 2023 · 4 · 2022-12-28

  • B: That states should only use public housing when conducting social housing policy

    Infoslide

    B: There are two main types of social housing policies. Public housing involves the government directly owning and managing affordable housing. Community housing involves the subsidised provision of housing via non-government organisations, such as companies and community groups.

    Campbelltown Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships 2022 · Open Pre-Quarters · 2022-11-23

  • Deze Kamer als starter zou op dit moment geen huis kopen

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    N/A

    Nederlands Kampioenschap 2022 · Grand Final · 2022-11-16

  • This house believes that the US should have revived the Home Owners' Loan Corporation (HOLC) in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis.

    Infoslide

    The HOLC was a New Deal Program that purchased $3B ($65B today) worth of mortgages from the borrowers who were at the greatest risk of default. The HOLC then refinanced the loans by adjusting them to give the borrowers a longer time to pay off the loans while also lowering the interest rate. The program was closed down in 1955.

    USUDC 2022 · 3 · 2022-11-05

  • This house believes that the majority of rental housing should be communal housing

    Infoslide

    In “communal housing”, residents have individual apartments, but share common spaces and amenities (e.g. kitchens, eating areas, living areas). In the United States, many college dormitories are communal housing.

    Yale IV 2022 · Round 2 · 2022-10-29

  • That we should legally recognise the right of tenants to unionise.

    Infoslide

    This motion would assign these unions the rights to negotiate on behalf of all their members, enforce participation in collective action, and hold protected strikes under legally defined terms.

    Macquarie Open 2022 · Grand Final · 2022-10-29

  • That we should legally recognise the right of tenants to unionise.

    Infoslide

    This motion would assign these unions the rights to negotiate on behalf of all their members, enforce participation in collective action, and hold protected strikes under legally defined terms.

    Macquarie Open 2022 · Grand Final · 2022-10-29

  • This House Would ban corporate residential landlords* *Corporate residential landlords refers to corporations that own and maintain multiple apartments for the purpose of renting them out for residential use

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    N/A

    WUDC Belgrade 2022 · Octofinals · 2022-07-20

  • C: That we support removing all regulations on construction, other than those required for health and safety (e.g. density laws, aesthetic restrictions, parking requirements, minimum lot size requirements)

    Monash Easters 2022 · Round 2 · 2022-05-17

  • This house would set up homeless shelters in wealthy neighborhoods

    Infoslide

    Due to poverty, many people often find themselves in a situation of homelessness, which is the state of not having stable, safe, and adequate housing. Government and non-government agencies usually build homeless shelters that provide temporary residence for homeless individuals and families.

    Korea Junior Nationals 2022 · 5 · 2022-04-21