Jocelyn Vare

A first in the US, City of Fishers limited rental opportunities for ALL local property owners in ALL neighborhoods, even condos. Some residents asked “Can the city do that?” Statehouse said Nope. indystar.com/story/news/loc…

Great example of the anti-public-ed misinfo that gets put out either out of ignorance or intentionally. IPS is now giving ~1/3 of its budget to charters. Add in the enrollment from those schools and the totals go from 28,767 in 2017 to 30,567 today.

@jstewartIndy @Michelle_812_ @indystar I’m glad to hear you say so @jstewartIndy. Yet in your support for limiting rentals you chose to frame homeowners as better residents. This is not factual and it irresponsibly welcomes others to vilify renters. 😢

@VareForFishers @Michelle_812_ @indystar The system is the problem regardless of the argument, not the person

Indiana legislators want to make sure you’re NEVER able to OWN a home. They just banned Carmel & Fishers’ rental caps on single-family homes in a major giveaway to large, corporate landlords at YOUR expense Read my latest for @indystar in the comments. The cap only allowed 10% of those homes in a subdivision to be rented out. Now, the wealthy can compete with middle class families to buy as many as they want to rent for a premium.

@lkgiffel @Michelle_812_ @jstewartIndy @indystar City of Fishers reported that 95% of rental properties have registered. I am hopeful that the registry helps the city crackdown on landlords that need to be held accountable.

@VareForFishers @Michelle_812_ @jstewartIndy @indystar Truly wish them the best with this endeavor because our landlord registry here is Indy has no teeth. It's a great idea but if you aren't checking homestead exemptions, only the good landlords will register

@Michelle_812_ @jstewartIndy @indystar And there it is. The argument pivot from exterior maintenance concerns to just vilifying individuals who rent.😠 This is another reason why a city capping rentals and @jstewartIndy’s take on it are irresponsible and harmful.

When the maintenance is poor and the home is owner occupied it is pretty easy to make contact and pass out fines. But this isn’t true with Big Corp rentals or even small guys who own dilapidated properties. Indy has this registry, and so do other communities and there is still ZERO enforcement because no one answers the calls and they do not live at the property. None of this makes anything more affordable. It’s a fucking joke to act like this makes any place more affordable. Rent is never cheaper than owning, but renters are a great way to lower the property values of neighborhoods with great schools… and then the schools start getting worse because of the “new neighbors”, and it’s a death spiral from there.

@Michelle_812_ @jstewartIndy @indystar Exterior maintenance is a valid concern but it is not exclusive to rentals. Good news: City of Fishers now requires landlords to register their properties so that City code enforcement & HOAs can contact the responsible party.

My parents live in a big neighborhood in Fishers, and you can tell exactly which homes are rentals when you drive by. Yard looks like fucking trash. Tenants do not water the grass or keep the landscaping up. They give zero fucks about the HOA rules because the landlord is ultimately responsible, not the tenant. Try to contact Big Corp landlord about the grass not being cut and see how that goes. And this is why the city set the rental caps. Nothing becomes more affordable in Carmel or Fishers if more Big Corp rentals are allowed.

This take was written from a City of Fishers press release, not reality. Truth is, Wall St investors haven’t gobbled up for years and rentals are good option for young families today.

City of Fishers celebrates being named a Friendly Place To Live - at same time, residents are discussing why a Fishers City Councilor's pattern of verbal attacks are allowed to continue. ☹️facebook.com/FullhartforHSE…

@aaron_renn Nope, the real story is the housing legislation that Speaker Huston (R) passed is extremely unpopular with Fishers Mayor Fadness (R).

Some enterprising journalists should do a story about how Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston, who lives in Fishers, ended up prioritizing multiple housing bills that are almost certainly extremely unpopular with his own personal constituents.

@jstewartIndy @pjcombss @LibertarianJedi I am a renter and happy to be. I am not a 2nd class Fishers resident because I don’t own a home. It’s sad to see such contempt for people who choose to rent in our community.

@pjcombss @LibertarianJedi @VareForFishers It is incredibly easy to qualify for a mortgage that is cheaper than rent nowadays. And why would somebody need a 4+ bedroom apartment?

Indiana lawmakers racing to make their constituents hate them

@jstewartIndy @pjcombss Property ownership is not required for community engagement, full stop. And I am not convinced that ginning up home ownership is a priority of a municipality. But cultivating a variety of housing options for a sustainable community, yes.

@VareForFishers @pjcombss It’s one of a few tangible ownership stakes, which also might include business ownership. Barriers to such ownership stakes should be removed and taking such an ownership stake should be encouraged

@jstewartIndy @pjcombss @jstewartIndy hmm. Only a resident who owns a home has a stake in the success of their community?

@pjcombss A community has both a right and an obligation to ensure its residents have access to homeownership and a stake in the success of their community. A 10% cap is overly generous.

When leaders in Fishers try to silence & stonewall their colleagues on the dias, they disrespect the entire community. Transparency and open dialogue are not optional. That’s the job of an elected community leader.

For the life of me, I don’t see how Mayor Fadness’ depiction of Fishers here could be reality. You see, local folks own twice as many Fishers rental properties as the out-of-state investors. And if city ordinance enforcement is problem, well that’s the responsibility of Mayor.

College students couldn’t early vote at home during fall break. 😡 How would fewer early voting days disrupt YOU?

@indystar This would make voting less convenient for everyone. For example, college students could no longer early vote while home for fall break.

The change would take effect upon the bill's passage, setting up voters for a shorter early voting window during the primary election season this May. indystar.com/story/news/pol…

"Pushing early voting later in October prevents college students from voting at home during fall break." A public comment like this has been sidestepped as the amendment slithered in to HB 1359. 😡