Tag Archives: Affordable Housing

The buildings are squalid, the tenants are fed up, and the landlords? They’re still in business

The buildings are squalid, the tenants are fed up, and the landlords? They’re still in business National Apartment Association Tells Its Members MOLD CAUSES DEATH; Tells Courts It Doesn’t With The Help of US Chamber and UCLA Thank You National … Continue reading

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ABC NEWS & CENTER FOR PUBLIC INTEGRITY – Lavish Spending at Philadelphia Housing Authority Raises Oversight Concerns – HUD-Funded Housing Projects Wasted Money on Belly Dancers, Sex Offenders & Dead Residents

“Despite red flags from its own internal watchdog, HUD has continued to plow fresh federal dollars into these troubled agencies, including $218 million in stimulus funds since 2009, the joint investigation found.” By Brian Ross and Avni Patel and John … Continue reading

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Eagle-Vail’s Riverview MOLD INFESTATION tackled – “Eagle County could have gotten away with doing nothing about it, but chose to deal with it instead.”

“There was lots of mold in Riverview. Now there’s not.” “Eagle County could have gotten away with doing nothing about it, but chose to deal with it instead.” “We chose not to ignore it. We wanted to make sure we … Continue reading

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SeattlePI.com – Evictions skyrocket, along with complaints of crummy rentals

“Jonathan Grant, executive director of the Tenants Union of Washington State, said his group has seen a spike in evictions and that illegal evictions are a constant, complex issue on his radar. Often, such complaints go hand-in-hand with substandard-housing gripes, … Continue reading

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Question to Kevin H. Brown, CEO of the National Apartment Association – “So, aptly spoken…are you lying to your members or lying to the courts?” Just Answer The Damn Question!

This is posted on our new blog “Just Answer The Damn Question!“ Our first Damn Questions! go to Kevin H. Brown, Chief Executive Officer of the National Apartment Association (“NAA”).  NAA is a political action committee located in the DC … Continue reading

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