How a low-income housing complex failed to support its tenants

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How a low-income housing complex failed to support its tenants

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Published on Oct 16, 2023, 12:30:53 PM
Total time: 00:14:17

Episode Description

A north Portland low-income apartment complex that opened in the summer of 2020 was meant to be a way to help some people out of homelessness.  Now, three years later tenants are citing filthy conditions, assault and thefts. While some have stayed, others have fled and returned to shelters. Courtney Vaughn is the News Editor for the Portland Mercury. She joins us to share more on the habitability issues of the complex.

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