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City now requiring rental owners to have license, inspection

Associated Press — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:33:25 +0000

MCCOMB — The city of McComb will soon require some rental property owners to obtain a privilege license and have their properties inspected. The Enterprise-Journal reports Mayor Whitney Rawlings broke a tie vote this week to approve the ordinance. It will require all rental property owners with three or more properties purchase what will likely [...]

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Selectmen vote down proposed rental property ordinance

Associated Press — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 14:50:12 +0000

MCCOMB — The McComb Board of Selectmen has defeated a proposal to require rental property owners to obtain a privilege license and have their properties inspected annually. The Enterprise-Journal reports the board voted 4-2 against the proposed ordinance. Urban planner Laurence Leyens had told board members this past week that people make a living from [...]

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Officials pondering new proposal for rental properties

Associated Press — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:36:50 +0000

MCCOMB — McComb officials are considering a proposal to require rental property owners to obtain a privilege license and have their properties inspected annually. The Enterprise-Journal reports urban planner Laurence Leyens told the board of selectmen that people make a living from rental properties and it should be treated like any other business. Leyens says [...]

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MEMA soliciting landlords in tornado-torn counties

MBJ Staff — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 13:30:59 +0000

SOUTH MISSISSIPPI — Landlords with available rental properties in Mississippi are urged to contact a housing locator service to list their available rental properties. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency and the Federal Emergency Management Agency are working together to find housing for those displaced by the recent tornadoes, storms and flooding. In support of that, [...]

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Partners plan for redevelopment of warehouse row

Associated Press — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 16:53:54 +0000

CORINTH — A block of old warehouse buildings is getting a makeover in a redevelopment plan by a partnership in Corinth. The Daily Corinthan reports Trey Albright and Stuart Green recently acquired the buildings in the 100 block of Wick Street, along with several buildings in the area, with plans to renovate them for rent. [...]

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Study finds Jackson has lowest commercial real estate cost

MBJ Staff — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 23:15:52 +0000

JACKSON — The Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International, using the results from the 2012 Experience Exchange Report (EER), has compiled a list of the most and least expensive commercial real estate city-markets in the United States. The annual report aggregates rental income and operating expense figures from the previous year; in 2011, data [...]

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Barnes & Noble introduces textbook rentals

Associated Press — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:24:34 +0000

NEW YORK (AP) — Bookseller Barnes & Noble Inc. is launching a textbook rental program for college students, making it the newest entrant in a growing field. The new program, available though campus bookstores or the stores’ Web sites began as a pilot program in three of its 636 campus bookstores in the fall. It [...]

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