2008 November | Section8HudHomes

Chattanooga Housing Authority changes policy, prefers admitting employed residents

You stand a better chance of getting public housing if you have a job than if you are unemployed and homeless.

The Chattanooga Housing Authority recently changed its policy and has given priority to full-time working residents over people who are chronically homeless.

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Region faces chronic shortage of public housing

THE ballooning waiting list for social housing in Yorkshire could soon top 300,000 as more people lose their homes.

The number of people on council waiting lists in the region has soared from 173,750 in 1997 to .. Tell Me More..

Mobile, Ala., public housing residents will be required to carry ID cards

Written by Uncategorized Nov 11, 2008

People living in public housing in Mobile will soon be given photo identification cards and parking permits in an attempt to keep outsiders from causing problems in their
neighborhoods.

Mobile Housing Board Executive Director Stevens Gregory announced the plan to a group of residents of.. Tell Me More..

Huge demand for Section 8 vouchers

Written by Uncategorized Nov 10, 2008

When the Housing Authority of Contra Costa opened its waiting list for Section 8 housing assistance last week, officials expected about 20,000 applicants to vie for a chance.

They were half right.

“We had right around 40,000 families,” Joseph Villarreal, th.. Tell Me More..

Pittsburgh public housing getting geothermal heat

Written by Uncategorized Nov 10, 2008

Pittsburgh’s 3,500 public housing apartments are getting energy-saving heating and cooling units as part of a $25 million improvement project.

Geothermal wells are being drilled near the 501-unit Northview Heights housing project. Housing officials say the units will pay for themselves .. Tell Me More..

NLV Families Forced To Move Because Of Unsafe Living Conditions

Written by Uncategorized Nov 10, 2008

Nearly two dozen North Las Vegas families will have to move after city inspectors deemed their homes unsafe.

Building inspectors found dozens of code violations at the Casa Rosa Public Housing Complex.

Residents say the violations aren’.. Tell Me More..

Norfolk housing authority earns high grade from HUD

Written by Uncategorized Nov 10, 2008

The city’s housing authority has improved its Section 8 housing voucher program, earning a high grade from federal officials during a recent audit.

The housing authority received a 99 percent rating from the department of Housing and Urban Development in this year’s review of its Sectio.. Tell Me More..

Altgeld Gardens residents proud of Obama victory

Written by tenant Uncategorized Nov 9, 2008

CHICAGO | Residents of Altgeld Gardens — a sprawling public housing development on the far South Side — woke up Wednesday morning to a changed America: A man who devoted several years to improving their community will be the next president of the United States.

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