Cyrus Dugger

County Sued Over Lack of Affordable Homes

A potentially helpful lawsuit to assist all low-income Americans:

County Sued Over Lack of Affordable Homes NY Times By FORD FESSENDEN Published: February 4, 2007 IN the 1980s, Yonkers almost went bankrupt fighting a federal judge’s order to integrate public housing before finally relenting. In the years since, the fair-and-affordable housing debate has gone largely unspoken in the county and in the country, with Congress appearing reluctant to push local communities and housing advocates stymied at getting the courts involved. A federal lawsuit filed last month seeks to change all that. If successful, the lawsuit, which says Westchester County should return $45 million in federal grants for not doing enough to provide fair and affordable housing, could be the first salvo in http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/04/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/04wemain.html a renewed battle over segregated housing. (link)

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