Some #Rockport residents make a federal case out of #MBTA zoning requirement
#housing #lawsuits #Massachusetts
https://www.universalhub.com/2024/some-rockport-residents-make-federal-case-out-mbta
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Rare YIMBY project: Five-story apartment building to replace #Dorchester 7-Eleven; was originally proposed with four stories, but residents asked for more units
https://www.universalhub.com/2024/rare-yimby-project-five-story-apartment-building
#Maui Residents Have Been Forced From Their Homes to Make Room for #Wildfire Survivors. Property Owners Are Profiting.
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High prices offered by emergency #housing programs have encouraged property owners to chase the money.
Housing advocates say state officials haven’t moved aggressively enough to crack down on predatory behavior.
#News #Hawaii #Wildfires #Home #Government #RealEstate #climate
https://www.propublica.org/article/maui-wildifre-evictions-fema
Developers propose 35 affordable condos across from BWSC HQ as first phase of undoing a massive urban-renewal mistake in the 1970s
https://www.universalhub.com/2024/developer-put-35-affordable-condos-across-bwsc-hq
Even in cases where tenants resolved their eviction notice in court and saw their case dismissed with a withdrawal or a win – their eviction filings led to immediate and long-term housing instability, income loss and job insecurity.
https://theconversation.com/eviction-filings-can-destabilize-tenants-lives-even-when-they-win-their-case-237386
#law #housing #landlords #homelessness
Former “We Buy Ugly Houses” Franchise Owner to Plead Guilty in Fraud Scheme That Cost Investors $40 Million
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Charles Carrier agreed to plead guilty to one count of felony wire fraud that carries a potential 20-year prison sentence. The plea follows a ProPublica report detailing how Carrier bilked investors across Texas out of millions of dollars.
#News #Housing #Home #Fraud #Lawsuit #Law #Texas #RealEstate
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Utah Sen. Mike Lee Says Selling Off Public Lands Will Solve the West’s Housing Crisis. Past Sales Show Otherwise.
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Last month, Lee introduced a now-removed amendment to Trump’s policy megabill that mandated the sale of up to 3 million acres. It did little to address the challenges of building affordable housing on public land.
https://www.propublica.org/article/utah-mike-lee-public-lands-sell-off?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
How Hotels, Once a Last Resort, Became New York’s Default Answer to Homelessness
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Statewide spending on hotels has more than tripled in recent years. The shift away from shelters has prevented families from accessing services like child care and help finding housing.
https://www.propublica.org/article/new-york-homelessness-hotels?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #NY #NewYork #Homelessness #Homeless #Hotel #Housing #Shelter
Federal housing officials spent years investigating cities from #Chicago to Memphis to Corpus Christi for putting industrial plants and unwanted facilities in poor, nonwhite neighborhoods.
Now, under Trump, the agency plans to drop the cases.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-hud-drop-housing-discrimination-cases-housing-pollution?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Housing #Environment #Pollution #Discrimination #Racism
Jasmin Belanger believed the deal was simple: pay off what she owed, and her landlord would let her keep her housing.
It wasn’t until months later that she learned it had left her with a permanent record of an eviction — despite there never being one.
https://www.propublica.org/article/maine-public-housing-eviction-repayment-agreements?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
"#Labour’s #Homelessness Minister, Rushanara Ali MP, evicted four tenants from one of her #London properties before relisting it for £700 a month more in rent. The tenants were given four months to leave, with the MP saying she intended to sell the property, before it was relisted with the rent increasing from £3300 to £4000. "
https://www.thenational.scot/news/25372115.snp-call-keir-starmer-immediately-sack-rushanara-ali/