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Tag: Substandard housing

Notes from the field: Houston mom says her home is making her sons sick. She and many others are demanding better.

Harvey Recovery, Local issues•by Ericka Bowman•Posted July 17, 2018

“A decent, safe place to come home to, where I can give my kids a good life.” Ask any of…

Tags: 12 Moms, Housing, Houston, Substandard housing

Homeowners rebuilding from Hurricane Ike have basically no consumer protection in Texas

Local issues, State issues•by John Henneberger•Posted October 18, 2008

Houston Mayor Bill White threw in the towel this week, ending his modest effort to provide rudimentary consumer protections to…

Tags: Houston, Hurricane Ike, Hurricane rebuilding, Substandard housing

Revitalizing nuisance properties to be explored at Dallas meeting

Local issues, State issues•by John Henneberger•Posted September 11, 2008

I have discussed the problem of getting cities to take action on abandoned and derelict properties in low income neighborhoods. …

Tags: Dallas, Substandard housing

Focusing on the big picture of housing assistance

National issues•by John Henneberger•Posted August 4, 2008

Let’s take a step back and focus on the big picture of housing assistance using this chart I have prepared…

Tags: Housing resources, HUD, Low income housing, Substandard housing

When cities do not act, let’s give communities the power to take over abandoned properties

Local issues, State issues•by John Henneberger•Posted August 3, 2008

The problem posed by abandoned, derelict housing where cities have failed to follow through on code violations extends beyond multifamily…

Tags: Dallas, Substandard housing

It is too late for two children but now is the time for Houston to act on slum apartments

Local issues•by John Henneberger•Posted July 18, 2008

It happened again last night. More kids were hurt, this time killed, in the slum apartments the city of Houston…

Tags: Houston, Substandard apartments, Substandard housing

The voice of consumers is missing in judging subsidized housing

Local issues, National issues, State issues•by John Henneberger•Posted July 6, 2008

Low income tenants are seldom consulted about the quality of housing that the government builds for them. I have long…

Tags: housing compliance, Housing policy, Low income housing, Substandard housing, TDHCA, Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs

Curbing substandard housing in rural Texas

State issues•by John Henneberger•Posted June 20, 2008

Watch John Henneberger’s testimony before the Texas Seante International Relations and Trade Committee on substandard rural housing.  Read my written…

Tags: Building codes, Colonias, Rural housing, Substandard housing

Disgraceful indifference to substandard conditions in Houston

Local issues•by John Henneberger•Posted June 17, 2008

In an outstanding piece of investigative journalism Houston Chronicle staff writers Matt Stiles, Mike Snyder and Julio Cortez have exposed…

Tags: Housing codes, Substandard apartments, Substandard housing
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