Detroit’s rental landscape can be impossible, with conflicting and often unenforceable rules to hold landlords accountable while tenants are faced with big deposits, poor conditions and unexpected eviction notices.
Allie Gross
Posted inCivic and Community Information
Detroit’s foreclosure crisis is coming for renters
Wayne County is set to resume property tax foreclosures. Nearly 8,000 occupied homes – most occupied by renters – are at risk.
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Time is running out to save your home from foreclosure. Here’s how.
Wayne County is resuming foreclosing on properties for back-taxes. Residents must get on a payment plan by March 14, or pay all their back-taxes in full by March 31. Here’s how you can get help and avoid foreclosure.
Posted inPolitical and Public Policy Information
Keeping tabs on Detroit’s tab as it spends $826M in federal COVID aid
BridgeDetroit is tracking how the City of Detroit is spending its American Rescue Plan Act funds. Here’s a list of who, why and how much so far.
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1 in 4 Detroiters lacks internet access — will federal funds help?
Some $45 million was promised to bridge the digital divide. So why hasn’t any of it been spent on it?
Posted inJobs & Economic Development
Detroit is pouring millions into jobs, but what’s the trade-off?
The City of Detroit is using $75 million of its federal COVID recovery dollars to get Detroiters into the workforce. How effective will it be?
Posted inPolitical and Public Policy Information
Without extra election funding, how will Detroit manage in 2021?
Third-party funds helped Detroit elections run smoothly last year. So what will happen in 2021 without those extra grants?