rental housing

Empowering Home Ownership through Community Land Trusts

by (DwellingPlace)

Submitted 11-10-2020 under NONPROFITS

“How do we make housing affordable and keep housing affordable over time?” asks Mary Ayers of Habitat for Humanity Michigan. This season, Dwelling Place staff and board members are thrilled to announce the formation of the Dwelling Place...

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Taming the "Green Booger"

by (tylerwnickerson)

Submitted 11-02-2011 under LOCAL LIFE

The story of a problem property on an otherwise peaceful block has been told time and time again. The house that has loud parties, drug activities, and “riff-raff” as my dad used to say, plague the rest of neighbors. One strategy that...

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More Money for Landlords to Fix Lead

by (Healthy Homes C...)

Submitted 02-15-2011 under NONPROFITS

Effective immediately and until further notice, Get the Lead Out! program financing arrangements for landlords have been increased to $12,000 for the first unit served.  The co-pay has also been reduced to $500 per unit.   Get the Lead Out...

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Community Groups Address Housing Concerns at GR City Commission Briefing

by (ForeclosureResponse)

Submitted 07-26-2010 under NONPROFITS

A coalition of 24 community organizations will be presenting a position paper to the Grand Rapids City Commission at 10:30am tomorrow (7/27/2010) calling for cooperation to address growing housing concerns as a result of the recent changes...

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