The Justice Department today filed a lawsuit against the Kansas City, Kansas, Housing Authority (KCKHA) and its former hearing officer, Victor L. Hernandez. The lawsuit alleges that Hernandez sexually harassed a female public housing applicant and a female public housing tenant, in violation of the Fair Housing Act. www.justice.gov
CAIRO — After working more than six months as the interim director of the Alexander County Housing Authority, Tom Upchurch said he is walking away with a deeper understanding of, and appreciation for, the state’s southernmost county. The Southern.Com
More than three years ago, the Fort Wayne Housing Authority launched a national search for a potential replacement for its executive director, Maynard Scales, who was already well past retirement age. Journal Gazette.com
DeKALB – DeKalb County soon will open its subsidized and public housing waiting list, and up to 5,000 people will be able to apply. Daily Chronicle.Com
City officials are working to fully integrate the community in a positive way. But first, an entire neighborhood has to be torn down. A public housing project is making progress. The city has been buying houses in the Bristol Place neighborhood, all to knock them down and rebuild the area. Illinois Homepage.net
WASHINGTON — A Florida congressman is threatening to strip $104 million from the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s budget in the latest dispute over public housing tenants who make too much money to qualify for federal subsidies. Watertown Daily Times
The FBI has stepped in as investigators continue to piece together what led to poor living conditions at county housing complexes in Cairo, Illinois. Kfvs12 News
CAIRO — Federal authorities delivered a subpoena Thursday morning to the Alexander County Housing Authority and spent about four hours hauling out paperwork and computers, according to sources close to the investigation. The Southern.Com
FREEPORT — The Housing Authority of the City of Freeport will hold its third annual Employment Empowerment Month throughout October. Job seminars will be held throughout the month, and the Job & Resource Fair will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Oct. 22 at Westview Community Center, 1435 Westview Road. Journal Standard.com
The executive director of the Fort Wayne Housing Authority is stepping down effective Oct. 13. Since 2003, Maynard Scales has been the agency’s executive director. Scales has worked for the housing authority for 16 years and has more than 35 years of experience in public and assisted housing management. Journal Gazette.net
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