The foundation’s $12 million Detroit Eviction Defense Fund supplements a city program offering free legal help to low-income renters facing eviction.
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Wayne County Treasurer halts owner-occupied foreclosures this year
The move only protects owner-occupied properties with a principal residence exemption and homeowners are still responsible for paying property taxes.
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Land bank home renovation program leaves half of buyers with tax debts
A land bank program that sells low-cost, as-is homes is growing in popularity, but close to half of the buyers are falling into tax delinquency.
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Hundreds of Detroiters fall behind on bills in new water affordability plan
More than 2,000 Detroit households fell behind on their bills in a water affordability program.
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Opinion: Inside eviction defense in Detroit
A deeper look at this week’s eviction of Taura Brown from the Tiny Homes.
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New program can help Detroiters get $25K in down payment aid. What to know
The initiative — funded by $6 million in federal pandemic relief aid — that would provide residents with up to $25,000 in down payment assistance toward a home in Detroit.
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Housing relief program change can help Detroiters facing foreclosure
Taxpayers in Wayne County facing the threat of foreclosure have until April 20 to get help staying in their home if they apply to this program.
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Fake landlords, incomplete records complicate land bank buyback program
Detroit City Council members call for a pause of land bank property sales to investigate whether occupants have had the chance to buy the homes first.
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Proposal N oversight board hasn’t met in public. That’s about to change
Detroit’s top lawyer says the advisory board isn’t subject to open meetings laws, but will hold future meetings publicly “in the interest of community engagement and transparency.”
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State opens voucher waiting list for 61 counties. What to know.
The waitlist will be open for about two weeks. The federal housing choice voucher program is meant to help low income families afford housing.