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...
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