Supreme Court allows evictions to resume during pandemic
The court’s action late Thursday ends protections for roughly 3.5 million people in the United States who said they faced eviction in the next two months.
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Outlook brightens for apartment landlords amid rising rents
Rents are rising, buoyed by strong demand as U.S. home prices push to new highs, leaving many would-be buyers no choice but to rent.
Explainer: How Indiana evictions might surge post-moratorium
More than 51,000 eviction filings have been made in Indiana during the pandemic, including nearly 16,000 in the Indianapolis metropolitan area, according to Indiana Legal Services.
Congress in longshot bid to extend expiring eviction ban
A House panel convened to consider emergency legislation to extend the ban, which expires Saturday, through Dec. 31. But approving an extension would be a steep climb in the narrowly-split Congress.
Rokita sues firms for dangerous conditions at two Indy apartment complexes
The state is taking aim at the firms for “their respective roles in allowing the Fox Club and Lakeside Pointe apartment complexes in Indianapolis to fall into egregious disrepair.”
Incentives for multifamily project approved by council committee
The development, called 1202, would feature 105 units on a 1.1-acre parcel on the near-south side, with at least one-fifth of the units reserved for individuals making up to 80% of the area’s median income.
U.S. rents still rising at rapid clip during busy time for lease renewals
The median national rent climbed 9.2% in the first half of 2021, according to Apartment List, and is still on the way up.
Supreme Court leaves CDC eviction moratorium in place
As of June 7, roughly 3.2 million people in the U.S. said they faced eviction in the next two months, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey.
Developer proposes $60M apartment complex on Emmis radio site in Whitestown
Lafayette-based IG Development has submitted conceptual plans to redevelop roughly 27 acres of the Emmis Communications radio tower and transmission property in Whitestown with 408 apartments.
Buckingham plans 187-unit apartment complex along Monon Trail in Broad Ripple
Plans for Monon Court call for razing an apartment development that has been been on the site for more than 70 years.
Study recommendations will help tackle eviction crisis
An almost 30-page policy agenda and a nearly 20-page action plan tackles the city’s diminishing stock of quality affordable rental housing.
HUD charges Bloomington apartment company with disability discrimination
The agency on Thursday alleged that the company committed disability discrimination by refusing to permit a prospective renter with PTSD to have a support cat.
Developer planning $13.5M senior housing project in Speedway
The 60-unit apartment project will be part of Founders Square, which will include restaurants, shopping and a hotel.
Federal judge vacates CDC’s nationwide eviction moratorium
The ruling does not affect state or local eviction moratoriums. Landlords and property owners have consistently challenged the CDC order, arguing the policy sets an undue financial burden on business owners.
Apartment complex planned near Allisonville and 46th Street
Preliminary site plans filed with the city call for the construction of five new apartment buildings and the retention of a two-story office building on the 8.6-acre property.
Proposed $48M apartment project advancing slowly at former Noblesville granary site
Developer Flaherty & Collins Properties was approved for up to $7.3 million in industrial recovery tax credits for its plans to build 238 apartments, a parking garage and retail space at the site, but the project has seen little progress since 2018.
Rents grow despite pandemic—and are expected to keep rising
Landlords had been worried not just that tenants wouldn’t be able to stomach rent increases in 2020 but that they might not be able to pay their rents at all as the pandemic wore on. But collections remained strong,
$16M apartment project planned for former Angie’s List campus
Jeremy Stephenson, who started 1820 Ventures a year ago after leaving Indianapolis-based apartment developer Milhaus, intends to develop the 103-unit project near the middle of the Elevator Hill campus.
The Proscenium in Carmel almost ready for its debut
What once was a deteriorating Party Time Rental warehouse and an Arby’s has been transformed into a ritzy residential and commercial block.
Children’s Museum lawsuit over Drake moves ahead amid talks with developer
An effort by the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis’ to overturn the city’s designation of the Drake apartment building as a historic property has been transferred to federal court—even as the organization continues working with city officials on a plan to salvage the building.