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Legal Aid: Gray Gables should be shut down

News Story (New York)

Legal Aid: Gray Gables should be shut down

April 11, 2018 | Mckenzie Delisle | Press-Republican
Tenants suing owner; owner says damage caused by residents.
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Experiment with post-Harvey housing helps far fewer than expected

News Story (Texas)

Experiment with post-Harvey housing helps far fewer than expected

March 9, 2018 | Rebecca Elliott , James Drew | Houston Chronicle
Rather than muscling up its program for short-term housing, FEMA called on the state of Texas to help find trailers, lease apartments and repair flood victims’ homes.
Tags: Disaster Recovery | Housing

St. Louis commits $100,000 to Legal Services for vacancy initiative

News Story (Missouri)

St. Louis commits $100,000 to Legal Services for vacancy initiative

February 16, 2018 | Jacob Barker | St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Looking to chip away at the thousands of abandoned properties throughout the city, the St. Louis Development Corporation agreed Thursday help fund a new attorney at the region’s premier nonprofit legal clinic.
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Putting a Price on Heat, Legal Aid Threatens to Sue Housing Authority

News Story (New York)

Putting a Price on Heat, Legal Aid Threatens to Sue Housing Authority

February 11, 2018 | Jeffery C. Mays | New York Times (NYT)
New York City has seen the most days below freezing this winter since 1961. The frigid temperatures have taken a toll on Nycha’s aging boilers, leaving 323,098 residents without heat or hot water at some point during the heating season.
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Facebook Founder’s Favor Comes With Complications

News Story (California)

Facebook Founder’s Favor Comes With Complications

November 23, 2017 | Nellie Bowles | New York Times (NYT)
For many in East Palo Alto, which is just blocks from Facebook’s headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., no C.E.O. and company have come to embody the anxieties of the modern tech boom more than Mr. Zuckerberg and Facebook.
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Worry And Confusion As Puerto Ricans Scramble To Apply For FEMA Aid

News Story (Puerto Rico)

Worry And Confusion As Puerto Ricans Scramble To Apply For FEMA Aid

October 28, 2017 | Malaka Gharib | National Public Radio (NPR)
These are the kinds of legal issues that pop up over and over again and can complicate filling out FEMA's form. Answer one question incorrectly and an applicant's chances of getting the full aid amount could be jeopardized.
Tags: Disaster Recovery | Housing

Newtown to be part of new project to clear home titles

News Story (Florida)

Newtown to be part of new project to clear home titles

October 27, 2017 | Zach Murdock | Sarasota Herald Tribune
Issues can prevent owners from financing repairs, obtaining community development funds or even receiving federal aid through the Federal Emergency Management Agency after a storm.
Tags: Disaster Recovery | Housing