[Congress\Puerto Rico\Hurricane Maria]
Rep. Lowery: “More than 2 years after Hurricane Maria destroyed their homes, businesses, and public infrastructure, the American people of Puerto Rico are still without much-needed relief and recovery assistance because of perpetual – and illegal – stonewalling by this administration.”
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[New York News\Housing]
Attorney General James: “As New Yorkers suffered through the cold winter, NYCHA sat by as hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers went without heat or hot water. The unfortunate truth is that no one should be shocked that the New York City Housing Authority sits atop the city’s worst landlord list with nearly 175,000 complaints, but we should all be appalled.”
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[Housing News\HUD\”Disparate Impact Rule”]
“We are deeply troubled by the direction this Administration is heading in relation to Fair Lending and Fair Housing protections…We urge you to uphold this mission, reject the changes in the Proposed Rule, and preserve the existing rule.”
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[Congress\Public Housing]
Rep. Omar: “Every American deserves access to a safe and stable place to live, but unfortunately, our current free-market housing system is not meeting the needs of working families. On a single night, over 10,000 people in Minnesota were homeless last year… And that’s just Minnesota.”
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[New York News\Housing Discrimination]
ERASE Racism’s fair housing investigation led to successful litigation resulting in settlements with real estate companies in both Nassau and Suffolk counties. Those property owners and management companies had been showing rental apartments to white applicants and treating Black applicants differently, denying them access to the apartments. When Black individuals and couples inquired about apartments, they were told, among other things, that nothing was available, that there was a long waiting list, that the rent was higher, and that they should check back in the future. When whites inquired, they were shown available apartments and encouraged to apply.
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[Housing News\HUD]
“In its recently published notice to implement the NSPIRE demonstration, HUD states that it is seeking feedback from a ‘diverse, representative group of stakeholders.’[1] However, according to the National Housing Law Project, HUD has only engaged HUD officials, as well as public housing agencies, owners and agents (POAs), to develop the demonstration. The HUD notice is also disconcertingly silent on the issue of resident engagement.[2]”
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[Homelessness\Housing News]
Baltimore City Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young: “This grant will allow the City of Baltimore to develop a data driven plan focused on the needs of unaccompanied youth and to initiate programs to better serve those in need of housing and supportive services.”
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[Black Home-ownership]
National Action Network President Rev. Al Sharpton, and former Chairman of The Republican National Committee will hold a discussion about Black home-ownership–and will also address the recent racist attacks President Trump has made against Maryland Congressman Elijah Cummings, and against the city of Baltimore.”
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[Immigration News]
Attorney General James: “If this rule is enacted the Trump Administration will once again be tearing families apart, and this time, it won’t be at the border, but in our communities.”
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[Homeownership News]
NACA event, at Resorts World Casino, running until July 1, will show low-to-moderate income Queens residents how to achieve the dream of homeownership…
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