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The Missouri General Assembly passed a law in 2017 making it harder for people to prove housing discrimination cases. Because that violates the federal Fair Housing Act, Missouri loses hundreds of thousands of dollars every year that would have been used to investigate discrimination complaints.
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A frequent complaint among unhoused people in Kansas City is that existing shelters may require them to participate in religious activities or part with belongings or pets. Many choose to stay on the streets instead, even in extreme weather.
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'This is now real.' Residents react to foreclosure of Kansas City’s oldest Black-owned housing co-opThe possibility of foreclosure has loomed over Parade Park Homes for more than a year. Now that it's happening, some residents are relieved. But without clear plans for what the changes entail, others are nervous they'll be priced out of their homes.
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Tenants in the Cloverleaf Apartment complex reported major leaks, mold, pest infestations and a chronic lack of hot water or air conditioning. The landlord can no longer own property in Missouri for 10 years.
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Local governments can lose state or federal funding if they don’t enforce rules on unauthorized public camping, sleeping or obstructions of sidewalks. National organizations are urging HUD’s general counsel to weigh in on whether the measure violates federal policy and law.
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Local housing advocacy groups are asking the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to cut ties with a corporation they accuse of neglecting tenants.
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Local housing advocacy groups on Wednesday demanded accountability from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, which they said is funding "notorious slumlords" in Kansas City.
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HUD says the Mission homeowners association violated the Fair Housing Act by refusing to allow a resident with a disability to make "reasonable modifications" to her townhome.
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On a night when many people in Kansas City hid from the cold inside under blankets, hundreds of people without homes risked their lives outside.Volunteers…
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Driving up the hill to the Rosedale Ridge apartment complex, it's hard to imagine that anyone lives at the top of this steep incline. But the steps cut…
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The Department of Housing and Urban Development is funding a one million dollar renovation of more upscale low-income townhouses in central Kansas…
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HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan spent an hour today with area mayors at the Mid America Regional Council promoting Obama Administration Housing Issues.The…