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Public Housing Failures

HUD’s flawed oversight of living conditions in federally subsidized housing can leave people living among rats, roaches, mold and other dangerous conditions for years. The lack of solutions for small- and mid-sized cities is the affordable housing crisis nobody’s talking about.

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HUD’s House of Cards

Senators Seek Answers From HUD About Public Housing Crisis in East St. Louis

Last year, HUD Secretary Ben Carson gave control of the city’s public housing complexes back to local officials after a lengthy federal receivership. He said problems had been fixed, but an investigation by The Southern Illinoisan and ProPublica found deteriorating conditions.

by Molly Parker, The Southern Illinoisan,

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“I Don’t Know Where I’m Going to Go”: HUD Displaces Even More Residents in This Small City

by Molly Parker, Lee Enterprises Midwest,

My Home Is a Place That Feels Safe. For Too Many Families, That’s Not the Case.

by Molly Parker, The Southern Illinoisan,

“They Painted Over Problems”: How Residents of One Affordable Housing Complex Went From Hope to Despair

by Molly Parker, The Southern Illinoisan,

HUD Inspect: See if Publicly Subsidized Housing Units Passed or Failed Government Inspections

by Molly Parker, The Southern Illinoisan, Dan Nguyen, special to ProPublica, Sophie Chou, ProPublica, and the 2018 ProPublica Hack Week Participants,

Inside Public Housing Where Cockroaches Drop From the Wall and Kids are Getting Sick

by Molly Parker, The Southern Illinoisan,

Trump Called Baltimore “Vermin Infested” While the Federal Government Fails to Clean Up Rodents in Subsidized Housing

by Danielle Ohl, The Capital, and Molly Parker, The Southern Illinoisan,

HUD’s Inspection System Gets a Poor Grade in Congressional Watchdog’s Report

by Molly Parker, The Southern Illinoisan,

HUD Plans to Reduce Notice Given Before Inspections, but Advocates Are Unimpressed

by Molly Parker, The Southern Illinoisan,

HUD’s System for Processing Public Records Requests Died During the Shutdown

by Molly Parker, The Southern Illinoisan,

What I Learned Covering HUD: Oversight Failures Are Symptoms of Deeper Dysfunction

by Molly Parker, The Southern Illinoisan,

How a Consultant Said He Gamed HUD Inspections: Sweep Problems Behind a Wall

by Molly Parker, The Southern Illinoisan, and Patrick Johnson, The Republican,

HUD Took Over a Town’s Housing Authority 22 Years Ago. Now the Authority’s Broke and Residents Are Being Pushed Out.

by Molly Parker, The Southern Illinoisan,

HUD Tallied Numerous Violations in New York City Public Housing. It Still Gave Passing Grades.

by Molly Parker, The Southern Illinoisan,

“Pretty Much a Failure”: HUD Inspections Pass Dangerous Apartments Filled With Rats, Roaches and Toxic Mold

by Molly Parker, The Southern Illinoisan,

HUD Inspect

by Molly Parker, The Southern Illinoisan, Dan Nguyen, special to ProPublica, Sophie Chou, ProPublica, and The 2018 ProPublica Hack Week Participants,

How HUD’s Inspection System Fails Low-Income Tenants Nationwide

by Molly Parker, The Southern Illinoisan,

Ben Carson Declared Mission Accomplished in East St. Louis — Where Public Housing Is Still a Disaster

by Molly Parker, The Southern Illinoisan,

What Do You Know About Public Housing in the U.S.? Help Us Investigate.

by Molly Parker, The Southern Illinoisan, and Beena Raghavendran, ProPublica,

Afraid of “Political Repercussions,” HUD Delayed Action on Crumbling Public Housing

by Molly Parker, The Southern Illinoisan,

HUD Is Failing to Protect Children From Lead Paint Poisoning, Audits Find

by Molly Parker, The Southern Illinoisan,

HUD May Soon Evict Residents in Two Public Housing Complexes in Southern Illinois

by Molly Parker, The Southern Illinoisan,

Senators Question HUD’s “Rash” Decision to Close Two Housing Complexes in Southern Illinois

by Molly Parker, The Southern Illinoisan,

In Small-Town America, the Public Housing Crisis Nobody’s Talking About

by Molly Parker, The Southern Illinoisan,

HUD Long Neglected These Residents. Now As They Move Out, Some Feel HUD Let Them Down Again.

by Molly Parker, The Southern Illinoisan,