Thursday, April 25, 2019

Low-income housing in flood zones traps families in harms way

Nearly one out of every ten low-income housing projects is in a flood zone. In Houston, residents of a government-subsidized complex have sued the landlord, arguing that the subsidy system unfairly traps them in a cycle of devastation with no choice but to continuously return to where their lives are at risk and where they have lost everything – year after year. Half a million Americans live in government subsidized housing that is at direct risk for flooding. This number is modest, since...

from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building https://inhabitat.com/low-income-housing-in-flood-zones-traps-families-in-harms-way
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