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The Uniform Partition of Heirs' Property Act passed the Michigan House in March. It would help protect against the forced sale of inherited family homes and farmland.
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There are at least 5,525 residential heirs’ properties in Detroit, according to Detroit Future City. Title issues can put a family home and generational wealth at risk.
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The program is called the Homeowners Property Exemption, or HOPE for short. It allows low-income Detroit households that own and live in their home to pay reduced property taxes, or in some cases no taxes at all.
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The complex can house up to 48 families.
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The office will provide case management services to residents in need of affordable housing.
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The Detroit Housing Resource Helpline will connect people directly to the seven agencies that make up the Detroit Housing Network.
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Nearly 240 Detroiters have become homeowners this year thanks to a new program. It allows residents living in foreclosed homes to purchase that house before it goes to public auction.
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The first abandoned building turned apartment building created with the Detroit Housing for Future Fund is accepting new tenants.
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Detroit's new Right to Counsel Ordinance will get free lawyers for residents who make less than $27,000 dollars a year. The office is supposed to help coordinate those lawyers and residents.
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A group of renters in Detroit has been exploring the possibility of expanding their tenants' association to a citywide coalition.