By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
Three years after taking over the affordable-housing division of a scandalous company that defrauded $26 million from the federal government, Atlantic Pacific Communities is still dealing with the fallout.
By William Gjebre
FloridaBulldog.org
Miami-Dade commissioners would take greater control of community redevelopment agencies under a proposal that would tighten oversight and reduce funding, yet also require many CRAs to set aside dollars for much-needed affordable housing they have yet to provide.
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
Since a Miami-Dade County selection committee ranked its $287-million proposal first among six firms last October, Atlantic Pacific Communities appeared to have the inside track at redeveloping Liberty Square – Miami-Dade’s oldest public-housing project. Now allegations of malfeasance surrounding Atlantic Pacific in an unrelated matter could derail the company’s chances.
By Paul Kiel and Annie Waldman
ProPublica
On a recent afternoon, the new African-American mayor of the St. Louis suburb of Jennings, population 15,000, looked at a computer list of every debt collection lawsuit against a resident of her city – at least 4,500 in just five years. She saw the names of many of her neighbors. Then she saw her own name.
By Alison Fitzgerald
Center for Public Integrity
Florida homeowners may soon find a more friendly reception in the state’s courtrooms after a state Supreme Court panel found that some judicial practices designed to speed up foreclosure cases may be improper.
By William Gjebre
BrowardBulldog.org
Over the weekend, a decade after Hollywood City Hall approved plans to develop a luxury high-rise apartment-hotel complex off Young Circle, the 12-story Townhouse Apartments was demolished. A Broward judge will hear next week from former residents seeking relocation assistance they claim they are due.
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