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Posts Tagged ‘Housing and Urban Development’

Richmond teachers struggle to afford housing on “poverty level” salaries

By Boikanyo Tefu | December 14, 2018 | 1

Diane Maddox sold gold jewelry as a side hustle, just to get by during her 33 years of teaching in Richmond. The single mother raised her two daughters in an apartment above a garage. It took the 56-year-old Maddox more than two decades until she could finally afford to purchase a home. She currently teaches…

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The Hacienda housing project was declared uninhabitable. Why are tenants still living there?

By Tom Goulding | October 5, 2014

The troubles at the Hacienda housing project were made public in February. The Richmond Housing Authority promised a tenant relocation in April. The initial application was sent in May. It’s now October—and mice still crawl at residents’ feet and cracks still spider up the walls. “I thought this place was coming down on my head…

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City Council addresses media reports of neglect and mismanagement by Richmond Housing Authority

By Sukey Lewis | February 19, 2014 | 13

The Richmond City Council responded to damning media reports of appalling public housing conditions and financial mismanagement by the Richmond Housing Authority.

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