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NC Retirement Community Expansion Spurs City's Revitalization

A major expansion of Aldersgate, originally known as The Methodist Home, is set to revolutionize retirement community living and spur a revitalization of Charlotte, NC’s east side. A $70 million investment is going to transform what is already a naturally beautiful property. With 234 acres, Aldersgate is one of the largest private green spaces in Mecklenburg County.

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New Senior Living Community Slated for College Station, TX

Plans for the yet-to-be named community initially include 72 independent living condo-style flats, 24 assisted living apartments and 18 memory support suites, with room for future expansion.

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HUD’s Housing App Places Resources at Users’ Fingertips

The resource locator will offer real-time HUD housing information at the fingertips of people looking to quickly connect with building managers, public housing authority representatives, and property management companies to inquire about housing availability and other housing-related questions.

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Waters, Bass Urge Lawmakers to Quash Ellis Act Evictions

Reps. Maxine Waters (D-CA) and Karen Bass (D-CA) this past week fired off a strongly worded letter to the California State Senate President pro Tempore, Kevin de Leon and the Speaker of the California Assembly, Toni Atkins, urging them to support legislation that will impose a moratorium on the Ellis Act, a California law that is increasingly being abused to evict hundreds of veterans, elderly people, and low income families.

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HUD Takes Action against SD Apartment Complex Owners, Landlord

Attention developers, owners, and managers of multi-family rental housing complexes: You cannot make rental properties unavailable to people with disabilities, nor can you retaliate against anyone for exercising their fair housing rights. Some rental property owners and landlords in South Dakota are learning this lesson the hard way.

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HUD Issues Guidance on LGBT Equal Access to Housing

The rule ensures that housing across HUD programs is open to all eligible individuals regardless of actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity or marital status, including Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly.

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Landlord Cited for Denying Housing to Owner of Assistance Animal

The Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) has charged the owners of a three-story Salt Lake City, UT apartment building with violating the Fair Housing Act by making housing unavailable to prospective residents with disabilities. The case has relevance for many elderly people who own and regularly depend upon service animals for help.

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HECM Revised to Help ‘Non-Borrowing Spouses’ Remain in Their Home

The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) has issued a revised policy under its Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM, a.k.a., Reverse Mortgage) Program giving FHA-approved lenders expanded options to allow eligible “non-borrowing spouses” the potential to remain in their home following the death of the last surviving borrower.

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Baltimore Saves Fire-Destroyed Seniors Housing

In East Baltimore on the night of April 27, a community center and senior housing complex still under construction goes up in flames. Authorities say arson is the cause of the fire, but whether the arson is linked to the rioting occurring across the city is unknown... And then came the miracle.

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Retirement Housing Operator Settles Discrimination Complaint

HUD has entered into an agreement with Roanoke, VA-based Retirement Unlimited Inc. resolving allegations of discrimination against residents with disabilities in two of the company’s rental properties.

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