RHINO is the Rental Housing Information Network in Ohio
Didja know Ohio?
January 14, 1984 -- Youngstown's Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini scored a 3rd-round TKO of Bobby Chacon to retain his WBA lightweight title in Reno, Nevada. Chacon was so severely battered that he thanked referee Richard Steele for stopping the fight. Didja know that, in 2010, Mancini produced Youngstown: Still Standing which premiered at the 34th Cleveland International Film Festival.
Small ball 2025: While national advocates focus of tweaking change, locals are forging ahead.
December 23, 2024. ProPublica. Trump’s Pick to Lead Federal Housing Agency Has Opposed Efforts to Aid the Poor "As HUD secretary, Scott Turner would oversee billions in housing aid, but as a Texas state legislator he voted against protections for poor tenants and has called government assistance 'one of the most destructive things for the family.' ” NSS.
Mighta, coulda, woulda. December 26, 2024. Gothamist What could Trump 2.0 mean for NYC public housing? Here’s what experts say. Lets see: privatization, higher rents, work requirements and occupancy restrictions on non-citizens. How's that different than now?
January 10, 2025. Ohio Capital Journal. A slew of new housing laws take effect this month to streamline building, protect tenants. read more details here.
RHINO's Six Steps Project on hiatus til 2027...
In the meantime watch for A Deeper Dive where RHINOs can help connect the dots between private sector housing initiatives and future national housing policies.
Watch for a Deeper Dive on the last Saturday of the month.