MEDCottages, small prefabricated housing units designed for ease of use by the elderly, can be set up as free-standing units in a backyard; units, known as granny pods, may be an ideal compromise for those who want to be able to care for their aging parents, but whose homes cannot accommodate them. Photo
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2012
12
2012
HUD, HUD INSPECTOR GENERAL AND U.S. ATTORNEY ANNOUNCE $202 MILLION SETTLEMENT WITH DEUTSCHE BANK AND MORTGAGEIT
Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Stuart F. Delery, the Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, Helen Kanovsky, General Counsel of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”), and David A. Montoya, Inspector General of HUD, announced today [...]
12
2012
HUD ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT WITH NEBRASKA LANDLORD TO SETTLE HOUSING DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINT
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that it has reached a $22,500 settlement agreement with the owner and managers of at Cheyenne Villa Apartments, a 56-unit, HUD-assisted townhome complex in Sydney, Nebraska. The settlement resolves a complaint filed by a resident who uses a wheelchair and walker, who [...]
10
2012
OHUD AWARDS OVER $2.5 MILLION IN GRANTS TO REDUCE HEALTH AND SAFETY HAZARDS IN HOUSING
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today awarded $2.58 million in grants to four projects intended to protect children and families from health hazards in their homes. The awards will be made to academic and non-profit institutions that advance the recognition and control of residential health and safety hazards to improve [...]
10
2012
OHUD AWARDS OVER $2.5 MILLION IN GRANTS TO REDUCE HEALTH AND SAFETY HAZARDS IN HOUSING
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today awarded $2.58 million in grants to four projects intended to protect children and families from health hazards in their homes. The awards will be made to academic and non-profit institutions that advance the recognition and control of residential health and safety hazards to improve [...]
10
2012
HUD AWARDS MORE THAN $40 MILLION IN GRANTS TO COMBAT HOUSING DISCRIMINATION
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today awarded nearly $41.18 million to 99 fair housing organizations and other non-profit agencies in 35 states and the District of Columbia to assist people who believe they have been victims of housing discrimination (see attached list of grantees). Read a complete project-by-project summary of [...]
10
2012
HUD AWARDS MORE THAN $40 MILLION IN GRANTS TO COMBAT HOUSING DISCRIMINATION
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today awarded nearly $41.18 million to 99 fair housing organizations and other non-profit agencies in 35 states and the District of Columbia to assist people who believe they have been victims of housing discrimination (see attached list of grantees). Read a complete project-by-project summary of [...]
5
2012
DONOVAN JOINS STATE AND LOCAL LEADERS TO FORMALLY OPEN MARRERO COMMONS ON THE SITE OF THE FORMER B.W. COOPER
NEW ORLEANS – In the wake of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the B.W. Cooper Public Housing Development in New Orleans became uninhabitable. On that very site today, U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan joined New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, Senator Mary Landrieu, Congressman Cedric Richmond and Housing Authority of New Orleans (HANO) Administrative [...]
5
2012
OBAMA ADMINISTRATION RELEASES APRIL HOUSING SCORECARD
WASHINGTON- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury today released the April edition of the Obama Administration’s Housing Scorecard – a comprehensive report on the nation’s housing market. Data in the April Housing Scorecard show some promising signs of stability, though the overall outlook remains mixed. [...]
4
2012
HUD AND OBAMA ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS HOST GEORGIA WHITE HOUSE FORUM ON HOUSING
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) hosted a White House Forum on Housing to discuss programs and initiatives promoted by the Obama Administration that help responsible homeowners and struggling communities hit hardest by the housing crisis. [...]
