Friday, October 13, 2017
On Friday, October 13, YNDC Executive Director Ian Beniston joined
State Representative Michele Lepore-Hagan and community leaders at 226 East
Lucius Avenue to introduce House Bill 368, the Fair Lending through Land
Contracts Act.
Speaking alongside Beniston and Lepore-Hagan were Rose Carter,
Executive Director of ACTION, and Pastor Dave Kamphuis of Martin Luther Lutheran Church on Clearmount
Drive. The bill aims to regulate land contract agreements and cut down on
predatory practices by large, out-of-state firms. The property at 226 East
Lucius is owned by Vision Property Management, a predatory land contract company from
South Carolina.