The Urban Renewal Act – a proposed law that will allow the redevelopment of land without the consent of all its owners – is being hotly debated as either a panacea for urban decay or an ...

From Boo Jia Cher. The debates on the proposed Urban Renewal Act are not just technical discussions about property and land; they represent a pivotal moment in how we choose to shape the future of ...

While urban renewal is necessary for national development and better quality of life, the process must be fair and ...

K UALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 — The proposed Urban Renewal Act (URA), expected to be tabled later this year, could allow the “en bloc” sale of entire strata developments, even if not all owners agree.

1Razak Mansion is repeatedly cited as an urban renewal success story (despite ongoing issues such as maintenance deficit) and is, perhaps deservedly, the poster child for this formative stage of ...

But the federal policy of urban renewal, established by the Housing Act of 1949 that lasted through the 1950s and early 1960s, ...

At the West End Museum, the feature exhibit is called "Dewey Defeats Truman/The Housing Act of 1949", with an accompanying exhibit from the BRA titled "The Future of Urban Renewal in Boston." This ...

Urban renewal under the Housing Act of 1949 and its subsequent amendments was shut down in 1973 by President Richard Nixon. The program was ended because of widespread outrage that it was ...

Under the Strata Titles Act 1985 – the law used presently – a management corporation may only undertake urban renewal works as a trustee with 100 per cent resolution of building owners.

The federal Housing Act of 1954 gave the Urban Renewal name to the process that destroyed Linnentown. It was actually a liberal initiative, but well-meaning programs designed in Washington got ...