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Summer Newsletter
Here is our Summer newsletter!
Read more about Fair Housing, Healthy Homes, and Rapid Re-housing.
Check Out Our New Blog
Welcome to the Greensboro Housing Coalition blog. GHC is a non-profit housing advocacy organization in Greensboro, North Carolina. This blog will provide information on our projects and housing issues in Greensboro and Guilford County. We’ll also post information about fair housing, healthy homes, homeownership and foreclosure prevention, homelessness, and sustainabiltiy and energy.
Join us for weekly updates and a weekly question, puzzle, or bit of trivia.
Newsletter Spring 2009
Our spring 2009 newsletter is now available on our newsletter page.
Housing Forum about RUCO, Tenant Rights & Responsibilities
RUCO (Rental Certificates) are now required before a place can be rented. Tenants, landlords, and neighbors: come learn how RUCO affects you! Information sessions will be held in each city council district in 2009, starting May 21, 6:00-8:00 pm, at Peeler Recreation Center. Click here for details!
2008 Healthy Homes Bus Tour and More
GHC’s 2008 bus tour is now on YouTube. Click here to view. HouseCalls describes the connections between health, energy, and housing and outlines the steps in GHC’s Healthy Homes Initiative. To diagnose health risks in a home, click on VisualAssessment and to see the impact community-wide, click on HealthRiskMap.
Does your rental have a RUCO?
Since January 1, 2009, rental units without Rental Certificates (RUCO) cannot legally be rented to new tenants. To find out if the place you are planning to rent has a RUCO, click on www.greensboro-nc.gov and scroll to the bottom of the page. You can click “continue”, click “rental certificate” and put in the address; if the unit has a certificate, it will appear. Owners and managers can call 336-373-2111 now to schedule inspections for certification. The RUCO program is making a significant difference in rental housing conditions, which in turn improves health and neighborhoods.
HUD warns of scams, promotes housing counseling
Shaun Donovan, Secretary of HUD, issued an ALERT warning people of the scammers taking advantage of homebuyers and distressed homeowners, offering false promises and charging high fees. HUD approves Comprehensive Housing Counseling Agencies, including Greensboro Housing Coalition, to provide FREE knowledgeable guidance to those seeking to purchase homes or to avoid losing their homes. Please pass this alert along to protect others from deceptive or fraudulent schemes. Thank you!
Housing Summit 2009: Transforming Crisis to Opportunity
(The Spring newsletter includes reports and pictures of the Summit. Click here. Summit packets included the 2008 Annual Report, which is also available in print–call 691-9521.)
The 2009 Housing Summit was a great success. Over 300 people gathered at Revolution Mills Studios to discover ideas and inspiration for transforming the housing crisis into opportunities for fair, safe, sustainable housing for all people in our community. Read the rest of this entry »