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This guide looks at escrow in Michigan, its risks, and what resources may be available in your area. Escrow is one of the tools tenants have to deal with housing problems when landlords are unresponsive.
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Detroit homeowners who are struggling to pay property taxes have until December 12 to apply for a partial or full property tax exemption.
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The report found that at the city’s current filing rate, more than 20% of tenants — 61,000 people — would face eviction this year.
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Marcel "Fable" Price, a former poet laureate of Grand Rapids, launches a housing development project that aims to set up residents for long-term success.
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Many renters in Detroit are living in unsafe homes. Moldy walls, water backed up in the basement, broken porch steps and a lack of hot water can make a home unsafe. But renters do have options to get their landlord to fix the issues.
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Michigan Radio consulted residents, lawyers, academics, and activists to round up what renters can do to protect themselves when building problems go unaddressed.
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Two teachers shared their story of seeking an abortion after a devastating diagnosis. We also heard about an artist-led affordable housing project in Grand Rapids. Plus, we got an update on a Lake Superior rescue mission.
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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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The program will use $50 million in American Rescue Plan funds to provide grants to nonprofit developers. They can use the money to finance construction of new homes, or to rehab existing ones.
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The plan includes funding for creating affordable housing, eviction prevention support, and financial assistance that will help families experiencing homelessness find new housing.