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[click here to read the full post]Your Voice Counts about Neighborhood Housing Issues
How is GHC helping neighborhoods make housing safe? What can YOU do? Come to the monthly dinner discussions to share! Each month we have a different topic: July 23: Neighborhoods. Check this space for future topics…..
[click here to read the full post]GHA administers Supportive Housing Program
In February 2008, the Greensboro Housing Authority began administering a unique grant funding by HUD, called Housing Opportunities, which offers rental assistance in the private market, along with a range of supportive services provided by area agencies. The grant is designed to assist persons who are disabled and chronically homeless according to HUD definitions. GHA is […]
[click here to read the full post]Check it out! New federal rules about lead paint!
Whether you are a homeowner or rental property owner, contractor or home repair volunteer, when you paint or renovate an older home you are likely to encounter old lead paint and release lead dust. EPA posted the Final Rule about the Lead Renovation, Repair, and Painting Program on April 22, 2008. To work lead safe and clean, […]
[click here to read the full post]Wachovia Foundation supports Preserving Homeownership
Thanks to a grant from Wachovia Foundation for foreclosure prevention, GHC will be able to help more homeowners to keep their homes by careful budgeting and negotiating payment plans with their lenders. Tell homeowners to call 691-9521 before their loan goes to foreclosure!
[click here to read the full post]Preserving Homeownership
The problems are clear: the dream of homeownership has become a nightmare for too many of our neighbors. Foreclosures resulting from rising interest rates, job losses, or family breakups, costing lenders and displacing families. Declining property values resulting from foreclosures in the surrounding areas, leaving many owing more on their mortgages than the […]
[click here to read the full post]Fair Housing: Enhancing Housing Quality; Cost of Substandard Housing
Greensboro’s Rental Certification program enhances housing quality. For the full study by UNC graduate student Carol Hickey, click here. In NC in 2006, substandard housing resulted in costs of almost $95 million for children’s health care and related expenses. For the full study by Dr. David Chenoweth, click here. Addressing substandard housing furthers fair housing […]
[click here to read the full post]Lead Disclosure Documents
For everyone getting ready to renovate an older home: Don’t spread lead in the neighborhood. And click here for how to work safely.
[click here to read the full post]Consolidated Plan
The Consolidated Plan for Greensboro, Guilford County, Alamance and Burlington was approved by City Council on May 3, 2005.
Click here for more information and a link to the plan on the City’s web site.