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The Department of Civil Rights is preparing fair housing recommendations this summer.
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Lansing officials recently cleared a homeless encampment near the Kalamazoo Street bridge, prompting calls to invest more in sheltering the city’s unhoused population.
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Ingham County is allocating millions of dollars to support the development of more affordable housing projects.
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The Lansing Housing Commission has proposed constructing a building in downtown Lansing with affordable housing and space for commercial and retail businesses.
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Under the proposal, it would be illegal to infringe upon an individual’s rights—including access to public spaces and the right to vote without a permanent address—on the basis of their housing status.
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As part of the settlement, Simtob has agreed to pay for temporary housing and to repair its properties within the next few months.
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Democratic Rep. Emily Dievendorf says several the package could protect tenants in Lansing, where hundreds of housing units have been red-tagged due to unsafe conditions.
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Community members worry that poor maintenance of red-tagged homes has put Lansing renters on the precipice of a housing crisis.
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Councilmembers convened a special committee meeting to discuss the state of red-tagging in the Lansing and develop a plan to make its housing stock safer for residents.
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The city of Lansing is suing Simtob Management after all families were kicked out of a South Lansing apartment building that was marked unsafe for red-tag code violations.