Housing: Public – Voices for Civil Justice

Attorney in lead poisoning cases wants New Haven mayor to take action

News Story (Connecticut)

Attorney in lead poisoning cases wants New Haven mayor to take action

January 4, 2019 | Clare Dignan | New Haven Register
So far, the suits brought to court have been central to getting the suffering families any action on these abatement cases, so their lawyer is asking the city to fix its agency.
Tags: Housing: Public | Lead Poisoning

Law firm says landlords’ fraud ignored in Las Vegas Valley

News Story (Nevada)

Law firm says landlords’ fraud ignored in Las Vegas Valley

May 26, 2018 | Las Vegas Review-Journal
Instead of receiving help from the Southern Nevada Regional Housing Authority, renters have turned to a nonprofit law firm for aid.
Tags: Housing: Eviction | Housing: Landlord-Tenant | Housing: Public

Evicted Over $49: What Happens When Seattle’s Poorest Tenants Can’t Make Rent

Feature (Washington)

Evicted Over $49: What Happens When Seattle’s Poorest Tenants Can’t Make Rent

April 25, 2018 | Heidi Groover | Stranger (WA)
The city's public housing authority leaves little wiggle room for struggling residents.
Tags: Housing: Eviction | Housing: Public

Legal Aid Demands Rebates for Nycha Tenants Left in the Cold

News Story (New York)

Legal Aid Demands Rebates for Nycha Tenants Left in the Cold

April 12, 2018 | Jeffery C. Mays | New York Times (NYT)
The class-action lawsuit comes after the authority refused a demand from Legal Aid to abate from $2.5 million to $15 million in rent to tenants who were left without basic services during heating season.
Tags: Housing: Public

Walnut Hills residents face losing their affordable housing from HUD

News Story (Ohio)

Walnut Hills residents face losing their affordable housing from HUD

September 22, 2017 | Monroe Trombly | Cincinnati Enquirer
More than 100 families at the Alms Hill Apartments face losing the affordability of their housing, as HUD seeks to stop providing subsidies that are provided under a project-based Section 8 contract.
Tags: Housing: Public

With Vouchers Rescinded, Former Foster Care Youth in Houston Stuck in Limbo

News Story (Texas)

With Vouchers Rescinded, Former Foster Care Youth in Houston Stuck in Limbo

June 15, 2017 | Meagan Flynn | Houston Press
Goodin, the 21-year-old mother of an 11-month-old baby, is among more than 900 Houston families who were on track to receive a housing voucher, only for it to be stripped away without warning, thanks to the sweeping federal budget cuts.
Tags: Foster Youth | Housing: Affordability | Housing: Public

Public Housing Tenant: My Apartment Was Making My Kids Sick

News Story (Florida)

Public Housing Tenant: My Apartment Was Making My Kids Sick

April 12, 2017 | Nadege Green | WLRN (South Florida)
Mold is not uncommon in public and private housing throughout South Florida, but for low income renters who can’t afford to move out or wage costly court battles against their landlords to fix the problem, that could mean living with the fungus, sometime for years.
Tags: Health Care | Housing: Landlord-Tenant | Housing: Public