Loss of funding could mean fewer attorneys to represent Detroiters in court and connect them to resources, and it puts the city at risk of losing the progress it has made.
Housing
Posted inDetroit City Notebook, Housing
Leland House tenants can get belongings next month
The process of retrieving small belongings will be conducted with the supervision of the Housing and Revitalization Department and the Detroit Police Department.
Posted inHousing, Political and Public Policy Information
Detroit to crack down on 61 apartments with maintenance issues
The city of Detroit has identified dozens of multi-unit apartments with ongoing maintenance and compliance issues that have gone unaddressed.
Posted inHousing
Verdict could revive Detroit Thermal steam network in Lafayette Park
A Wayne County jury ruled that Detroit Thermal has the right to use public easements in Detroit’s Lafayette Park.
Posted inHousing, Political and Public Policy Information
Sheffield order doubles proceeds for Detroit affordable housing fund
The order directs 100% of proceeds from city-owned commercial property sales toward the Affordable Housing Development and Preservation Trust Fund, which provides gap financing, low-interest loans and grants to developers to help keep units affordable.
Posted inDetroit City Notebook, Housing
Detroit senior apartment tenants plead for support
River Pointe Tower Tenants Union members say they are frustrated over housing conditions and are urging Detroit City Council members to intervene.
Posted inHousing, Political and Public Policy Information
Commentary: Loans were never going to save Detroit’s houses
Expanding access to home finance did not eliminate the structural barriers Detroiters faced as they tried to repair their homes, Nicholas L. Caverly writes in his new book. Nor did demolitions.
Posted inCivic and Community Information, Housing
‘The model no longer works:’ Crypto landlord’s Detroit enterprise is crumbling
RealT has stopped weekly payouts to investors and owes the city millions of dollars.
Posted inHousing, Political and Public Policy Information
Mayor Sheffield wants to build 1,000 homes in Detroit in 4 years
Detroit officials launched a plan to speed up renovation permits and create hundreds more new single family homes.
Posted inHealth and Welfare, Housing
Detroit’s $25K down payment assistance program re-opens: How to apply
The popular down payment assistance program is taking applications for its third round and will prioritize Detroiters impacted by 2023 flooding.