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New Laws Effective Jan. 1 Include HOA Fines, Building Permit Fees, and Tax Appraisal Databases

By April Towery / January 3, 2024 /

…other North Texas municipalities are already preparing their legislative priorities for the upcoming session.  https://candysdirt.com/2023/11/29/renter-protection-homeless-shelter-funding-among-dallas-legislative-priorities-in-upcoming-session/ Thirty bills approved last year became effective this month, and here’s a look at how…

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CandysDirt.com Picks Dallas’ Top Newsmakers of 2023

By April Towery / December 30, 2023 /
(Photo: Mimi Perez for CandyDirt.com)

…in July that he knows what it’s like to live in a homeless shelter and in the “projects” of West Dallas. The developer took that experience and turned it into…

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Here’s Where Your Dallas City Council Member Stands on Minimum Lot Size Reduction

By April Towery / December 20, 2023 /
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…out by a city that couldn’t do the right thing.” District 2: Jesse Moreno Moreno, chair of the Housing and Homeless Solutions Committee, said allowing multifamily development in single-family neighborhoods…

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Downtown Dallas Sleighs This Holiday Season With Real Estate Deals, Shopping, And Events

By April Towery / December 5, 2023 /

…non-emergency quality-of-life concerns between 6 a.m. and 11 p.m., seven days a week. “Our Downtown Dallas, Inc. Security, Clean Team, Homeless Outreach, and Ambassadors will be out throughout the holidays…

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Dallas Officials Say Federally Funded Housing Programs Are Too Challenging For Developers

By April Towery / December 4, 2023 /

…Assistant Housing Director Darwin Wade reviewed the Single Family Home Ownership Development Program and the Land Transfer Program at a Housing and Homeless Solutions Committee meeting Nov. 14.  The challenges…

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