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Megan Mishler has lost her sense of security. Mishler, who has a rare genetic condition called Ehlers -Danlos Syndrome that prevents her from working, was recently forced to move from her apartment just west of Ann Arbor because her landlord is transitioning from affordable housing to market rate. Mishler is not alone; the transition will impact 144 units at the 368- unit Woodchase apartment complex at 1100 Rabbit Run Circle in Scio Township. “This has been extremely, extremely difficult. I was almost paralyzed at first,” Mishler said, referring to when she learned she would have to move. “This just added a whole other layer on top of all the other stuff that I’m already dealing with.” Mishler was told the rent for her one-bedroom apartment would jump from $770 per month to about $1,200 per month at the end of her lease term. The Woodchase apartments in Scio Township were developed in 1998. Katie McLean | The Ann Arbor News   Mishler uses the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Progr...

"); } if ($(imageDivId).length == 0) { $("#wrapper").after(contentText); } })(jQuery); BREMERTON, Wash. - Crystal Turner stood in the kitchen of her cramped apartment and stared at the cracks in the fake wood flooring beneath her feet. Surrounding her was the home she'd made for herself and her two sons in the past year, since they moved out of her Toyota Camry and into Admiral Manor, a low- rent apartment complex in west Bremerton . There was the single bedroom with two kids' beds on the floor. The living room she'd decorated with signs that said "Hope" and "Love." A dingy bathroom with a leaking toilet that had never been fixed. In this undated photo, Matthew Daigneault pushes his son Aden as he plays outside on the swings of his rental home in West Bremerton , Wash. (Larry Steagall/Kitsap Sun via AP) © 2017 Cox Media Group . Admiral Manor wasn 't the place Turner, a recovering addict, wanted to raise her boys. It was the place...

A new apartment complex near Elk Grove was completely full before it was even ready for tenants to move in. Arbor Creek, a 102-unit low- income apartment complex near Elk Grove-Florin and Calvine roads, held an open house and ribbon- cutting ceremony Thursday . It's owned and operated by Roseville- based USA Properties , which owns numerous low -income and senior housing complexes around the state and about a half-dozen in Elk Grove.  "The fact that they have a place like this to live makes them more stable as far as buying into this area," USA Properties President and CEO Geoffrey Brown said. Tenants pay a different rent depending on their income, which can't be more than either 50 or 30 percent of the county's median income. That means a three-person family earning $32,550 a year (50 percent of the median income) would pay $756 for a two-bedroom apartment. If that same family earned $19,530 (30 percent of the median income), they would pay $431 to rent a tw...

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New apartments could be on the way to a vacant lot in Temecula, potentially offering more options for renters. The Temecula City Council on Tuesday, Nov. 13, considered a project proposal for the construction of a 120-unit complex on the northeast corner of Mira Loma Drive and Rancho Vista Road . Approval of the complex required a General Plan amendment to allow for 16 units to be built per acre, which is double the amount previously allowed at that site. By 9 p.m., council members had not yet voted on the proposal for the Mira Loma Apartments . Public speakers both supported the project for its housing options and opposed it out of concerns about traffic and open space preservation . “We still have in place our growth management plan that indicates we start at the lower end of the density and move up,” Councilman Jeff Comerchero said of the exception to allow the complex. The three-story project would occupy just more than 7.2 acres and would be situated near Vail Elementary S...

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) - Homeless advocates say gaps in affordable housing options continue to be an issue in parts of Arizona, but a local organization is trying to help answer the call with the development of a new complex that also emphasizes energy efficiency . UMOM New Day Centers, based in Phoenix, announced plans to develop a four-story apartment complex called “19 North” that can accommodate up to 54 families in need of affordable housing . The $16 million project will be built on a vacant lot near Morten and 19th avenues in Phoenix, and is expected to be completed in 2019. Michelle Ray knows all too well the impact of having affordable housing options after she hit a rough patch in her life about 9 years ago. She and her 18-month-old daughter needed a place to turn to in the face of limited options , so Ray reached out to UMOM for help. Ray said she doesn’t like to imagine what her life would be like if she didn’t find UMOM and affordable housing . “I know if it wasn’t for ...

The same day it voted to remove a statue of Robert E. Lee from a park — a move that white supremacists descended on the city to protest — the City Council did something that got much less publicity. It unanimously approved a $ 4 million spending plan to address racial disparities . Over the next five years, about $2.5 million is to be used to redevelop public housing ; $250,000 will go to expanding a park in a black neighborhood; and $20,000 a year will pay for G.E.D. classes for public housing residents . Photo K. Ian Grandison, a University of Virginia professor, with a map of what the rapidly gentrifying city looked like in the 1920s. Credit Matt Eich for The New York Times Activists call it reparations for the destruction of Vinegar Hill and other black neighborhoods here. “I’m hoping that other elected officials and policy makers from across the country can see it’s not enough to just move a damn statue,” said Wes Bellamy, the vice mayor, who proposed the plan. “I think symbol...

August 22, 2017 Apartment complex in California made of recycled cargo containers Potter's Lane cost $6.7 million and took six months to build, with 15 units just for homeless vets. By AMANDA LEE MYERS Associated Press The apartment complex made out of recycled shipping containers just for homeless veterans is believed to be the first of its kind in the nation. MIDWAY CITY, Calif. — Vernon Poling was 44 years old when he finally got a home of his own. The Iraq War veteran was medically discharged from the Army in 2014, had to quit his trucking job for medical reasons, and found himself living out of his pickup last year in Orange County, a sprawling area of Southern California known for beaches, Disneyland and high housing costs . Poling was homeless for seven months before he found temporary housing in the area. He then learned about Potter's Lane, an apartment complex made from recycled shipping containers , just for homeless veterans. It's beli...