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The Housing Justice Center (HJC) is a nonprofit public interest advocacy and legal organization whose primary mission is to preserve and expand affordable housing for low income individuals and families.
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HJC settles Crossroads Apartments lawsuit for $650,000 and changes to owner’s admission practices
On October 19, 2017, Federal District Court Judge Ann Montgomery granted preliminary approval to the class action settlement in the Crossroads Apartments lawsuit. Defendant owners of Crossroads (now called Concierge) will pay the plaintiff tenants $650,000 and will make changes to their tenant screening practices so they are less exclusionary. T...
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Closure of Lowry Grove manufactured home park highlights threats to suburban affordable housing
One form of “naturally occurring/unsubsidized” affordable housing comes in the form of manufactured home park communities. These communities often provide quite affordable housing, with no public subsidies, and with a number of them located in “high opportunity” suburban cities, with jobs and good schools. The Lowry Grove manufactured hom...
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HUD-Assisted Housing 101
Preservation challenges vary somewhat from one HUD program to another. HJC has enjoyed significant success in developing legal and advocacy strategies to prevent the conversion of many of these properties to market rate. Beyond this work, HJC has tackled preservation challenges in other HUD programs as well.
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