by Carolyn | Jan 16, 2019 | Advocacy, Policy, Protection
In deciding who to accept as new tenants, landlords typically use four kinds of screening criteria: previous rental history (including evictions), previous criminal history, credit scores, and whether the applicant meets a minimum income test. In the...
by Carolyn | Jan 15, 2019 | Advocacy, Preservation, Unsubsidized
In 2016 HJC concluded that the threat to the Twin Cities’ supply of unsubsidized affordable rental housing, or NOAH as it is now known, needed greater attention. Although housing policymakers were largely focused on protecting and expanding the supply of...
by Carolyn | Jan 14, 2019 | Federally Subsidized, Litigation, Protection
Across the country, many privately owned HUD-financed affordable apartment complexes include partial or 100% project-based Section 8 contracts which provide rent subsidies for the lowest income tenants. When those Section 8 contracts come up for renewal,...
by Carolyn | Jan 13, 2019 | Advocacy, Federally Subsidized, Litigation, Protection
There are few things more heartbreaking than when a family waits for years to get a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) but then has to give it up when they can’t find a landlord willing to accept a voucher. This is also a shame because Section 8...
by Carolyn | Jan 12, 2019 | Advocacy, Production
The former Twin Cities Army Ammunition plant site (TCAAP), located in Arden Hills, is slated for redevelopment. Following removal of all structures and environmental cleanup, this “blank slate” site is the size of all of downtown St. Paul—the largest...
