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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.
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City housing officials said the point of the report was to bring the city’s housing stock, much of which is older, up to a safe standard.