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<br /> by Mike Anderson a'proposal first, won't sell. roof," Hem el said. Home and if they don t, al-
<br /> Minneapolis homeowners the market,"'sdid.Nbrth Minne pair them . p
<br /> ad' they might rent the owners who can't afford to re- ly do;so there's no need for the
<br /> would have to make some types apolis real estate agent Paul ..Inste say:"Maybe new rules."They're going to dev-
<br /> .. Hempel. "It doesn't make property, decreasing the num- pair houses might astate the in.arket and cause
<br /> of house repairs before selling I'll be an absentee landlord for a
<br /> their houses under new rules sense." ber of city homeowners and in TRUTH:IN HOUSING ,
<br /> eapolis Third Minneapolis current"truth in creasing the number of.abteri- while and fix the house later." —tum to page 10
<br /> proposed by Minn . m' e diords. Most homeowners make the
<br /> Ward City Council Member Joe housing" rules require ho - tee[an
<br /> owners to complete an inspec-
<br /> tion form describing house con a iteracy
<br /> ditions before selling their house. HE resident Akre teaches..media.
<br /> Good news- on .'. "Now, it serves as a'buyer be- mercial TW he joked.
<br /> mind."
<br /> ware'potential warning,"Biernat by Mike Anderson Akre bought a North n
<br /> much of what people learn east. I addition to giving city resi-
<br /> Northeast said. "Unfortunately, it stops at So house four years ago:"I love my dents "a chance to get their
<br /> and say today happens on tele
<br /> this point and doesn't mandate 104-year old house in Sheridan," message out,"Akre said,MTN
<br /> property values repairs." . �. : vision that,if YOU can't get on it, aster readers recog- teaches media literacy.Children.
<br /> The proposed rules would re- you might be left on the side- and Northe ,Community study writing and literature in
<br /> see p4ges 110 and-11, quire homeowners to fix some lines, according to Northeast nize him from his school,I he said, and learn
<br /> things in their houses,if they're resident and new Minneapolis Comment"opinion pieces about spelling and grammar.But they
<br /> broken,instead of simply telling Telecommunications Network housing, transportation and don't study and learn how TV
<br /> Biernat, and city real estate buyers they're broken. Repairs (MTN) programming I director neighborhood preservation. works,-,although they probably-
<br /> agents aren't happy about it. would be required for health and John Akre. MTN provides city residents they read.
<br /> safety-related problems,Biernat And,television is such a pow- a place to "air" their .own watch it more than .
<br /> They say the new rules could d fur- erful selling tool, if you don't videos—free..The Minneapolis- Television has a language,like
<br /> prevent some house sales and - said,such as electrical an ity Council pays for part of English: "It's a set of symbols
<br /> create more rental housing. nace problemsy' broken water. know how it works, you might C
<br /> heaters and smoke detectors, lose something important: "If MTN's budget from cable tele- that have evolved over the last
<br /> "It will likely slow down sales among others. you just believe everything you vision franchise fees and ap-- 100 years,"he said.
<br /> for people who have older hous- The problem with that, ac- hear,you're going to lose stuff,". points its board of directors. MTN 'offers classes and
<br /> es," said Michael Gacek, a Akre said,"your money,or.your- "MTN's budget is about enough * AKRE
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<br /> Northeast real estate agent. 11 their ability to make up your own to buy a 30-second spot on com-... pag
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