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.
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Westside neighborhood to pay new tax for exclusive services
University District neighbors will pay an annual fee for seven years to supplement security and snow plowing.
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Abortion ruling heightens fear over unequal access to care in Detroit
For Black women, a ban on abortion could mean a 33% jump in maternal mortality. In majority-Black Detroit, an end to the constitutional right is expected to create worse outcomes.
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One year after historic floods, Detroiters wait for answers
Payouts for nearly 20,000 claims received by Detroit’s Water and Sewerage Department will be determined by findings from an investigation into the cause of the flooding.
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Detroit mother heals through stories of departed son
Constance “Connie” Spight’s book, Dear Brandon: Letters to my Departed Son, was published in February through Archway Publishing.
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Stellantis project tests strength of Detroit’s benefits law
Community benefits ordinance doesn’t authorize Detroit to issue fines or injunctions.
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Food rescue group expansion helps Detroiters cope with hunger, food costs
Forgotten Harvest has a new setup that will enable it to help thousands more Metro Detroiters. In Detroit, an estimated 39% of residents experience food insecurity.
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Legacy and opportunity are in abundance on Harper business strip
Business owners in the area say the corridor is on the “up and up,” despite less attention from the city than they would like.
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Freedom is something to be celebrated
Detroit’s growing embrace of Juneteenth is a throwback to freedom-inspired activism of the city’s past.
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Statewide rent aid program will stop taking new applications June 30. What to know.
A statewide program to help renters avoid eviction and catch up on rent payments will stop taking new applications after June 30. Here’s what to know.