Uptown neighbors want tougher permit enforcement on âdoubles-to-dormsâ
Recent renovations and expansions might not be factored into property valuations for tax purposes. Share Updated: 9:45 AM CST Feb 18, 2021
Recent renovations and expansions might not be factored into property valuations for tax purposes. Share Updated: 9:45 AM CST Feb 18, 2021
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Show Transcript POTENTIAL RAINSTORM. NOW TO WDSU INVESTIGATES. THE UNIT HAS BEEN FOLLOWING A BATTLE BEING WAGED NEAR UPTOWN UNIVERSITIES BETWEEN INVESTORS AND LONGTIME RESIDENTS. CHIEF INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER GREG LAROSE EXPLAINS HOW THIS IMPACTS NOT JUST PEOPLE FROM THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS, BUT POTENTIALLY, TAXPAYERS ACROSS THE CITY. IT IS CALLED DOUBLES TO DORMS. ONE OR TWO FAMILY HOMES TURNED INTO STUDENT HOUSING WITH A DOZEN OR MORE TENANTS. FOR THE RESIDENTS NEAR THE UPTOWN UNIVERSITIES, IT IS DRIVING THEM TO THE BREAKING POINT. MY PARENTS BOUGHT THE HOUSE WHEN I WAS IN FOUR