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Posted inDetour Detroit Archives, Planet Detroit

Activists sound alarm on proposed changes to lead monitoring requirements for Detroit rentals

by Nina Misuraca Ignaczak October 25, 2021October 25, 2021

The proposal loosens requirements on lead testing in Detroit rental properties, while increasing penalties for landlords who don’t comply.

Posted inDetour Detroit Archives

In Islandview, older residents living in crumbling homes look for lifeboats

by Eleanore Catolico October 8, 2021October 8, 2021
eviction crisis is coming for michigan. illustration shows family using sinking house as life raft
Posted inDetour Detroit Archives

No clear path forward to compensate Detroit homeowners overtaxed by $600 million

by Aaron Mondry September 27, 2021September 28, 2021
eviction crisis is coming for michigan. illustration shows family using sinking house as life raft
Posted inDetour Detroit Archives, Detour's The Dig

Notorious for exploitation, land contracts are getting a second look in Detroit

by Aaron Mondry June 15, 2021June 16, 2021
geraldine smith bey at her home in detroit.
Posted inDetour Detroit Archives, Detour's The Dig

Storehouse of Hope wanted to create a new path for Detroit homeownership. What went wrong?

by Aaron Mondry April 21, 2021April 21, 2021
detroit houses
Posted inDetour Detroit Archives, Detour's The Dig

In Detroit, single-family homes are everywhere. But are they the future?

by Aaron Mondry December 8, 2020December 8, 2020
Diana Alaniz and her three children stand in front of their recently purchased house at the Newberry Homes in Detroit, through a Southwest Solutions program
Posted inDetour Detroit Archives, Detour's The Dig

Federal funding was set to expire at these low-income Detroit homes. So the nonprofit landlord turned renters into owners.

by Aaron Mondry December 8, 2020December 8, 2020
Posted inDetour Detroit Archives, Detour's The Dig

Looking back at Ben Carson’s impact in Detroit during his four years at HUD

by Aaron Mondry October 28, 2020October 28, 2020
Revitalization in the booming Detroit neighborhood of Midtown has also fueled rising rents and displacement. Illustration of people walking and using scooters on Detroit street by Steven Shik.
Posted inDetour Detroit Archives, Detour's The Dig

What happens when you give people cash to move to Detroit

by Anna Clark March 5, 2020September 1, 2020
Illustration of people waiting in line for housing. The Detroit Housing Commissioned opened its housing voucher waitlist for the first time in five years, but only a fraction of those in need will make it past the lottery for the limited spots.
Posted inDetour Detroit Archives, Detour's The Dig

Detroit Housing Commission opens rent voucher waitlist for the first time in 5 years

Kate Abbey-Lambertz headshot by Kate Abbey-Lambertz February 5, 2020September 1, 2020

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