I was talking to someone recently about employment and housing. How do you know the minimum hourly wage that you need to earn and what amount should you expect to pay for rent? Here are some links for Living Wage (the hourly rate that an individual must earn to support … > read more
From Fox8: The Greensboro Housing Authority has had its maintenance budget cut for the first time in its history. Congressional budget cuts have taken $1 million out of the budget, which is 25 percent of the entire maintenance budget, said Don House, chief operating officer for the Greensboro Housing Authority. … > read more
From the National Low Income Housing Coalition, “Out of Reach 2010″: In Greensboro-High Point HMFA [HUD Metro FMR Area], the Fair Market Rent (FMR) for a two-bedroom apartment is $703. In order to afford this level of rent and utilities, without paying more than 30% of income on housing, a … > read more
The following is a guest post, written by Donna Newton of the Greensboro Neighborhood Congress. It contains important information about RUCO, and how you can take action in support of RUCO. (Slightly edited for the web from original emails.) # # # # # RUCO is under attack by opponents … > read more
At the YES! Weekly blog, Jordan Green is keeping up with the latest proposed changes to the City of Greensboro’s RUCO ordinance, governing inspection of rental units. Housing advocates insist on keeping proactive inspections that protect tenants — particularly low-income and poor tenants who often fear retaliation if they report bad … > read more
The City of Greensboro began the Rental Unit Certificate of Occupancy (RUCO) program in 2003. Landlords are required to receive a certificate — verifying that there are no code violations — for every rental unit. Since RUCO began, there has been a dramatic decline in the number of violations. (See … > read more
Someone arrived at my blog today after searching for a list of Section 8 rental properties. Just in case they come back, and for future reference for others, I wanted to post about a web site that lists affordable housing for rent and for sale:Â SocialServe.com. I was on the local … > read more