Where the Money Went

The D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs has a multimillion-dollar fund to repair problem properties. But only a fraction of the fund has gone to decrepit apartment buildings, even as tenants across the city have reported dangerous conditions. In the past three years, the city has spent nearly three times more on repairs for single-family houses than for apartments.

SOURCES: DCRA, Office of the Chief Financial Officer | The Washington Post - May 04, 2008

This Story Fund Gives Tenants Little Relief Article \| In December 2006, with temperatures hovering at 30 degrees, tenants in a crumbling brick building on Kennedy Street NW called the city with an urgent appeal. The heat was out, and they were cold and miserable. For months, they had lodged complaints, while city inspectors documented wet ceilings,... Special Report: Forced Out Monday, May 5, 11:30 a.m. ET: Forced Out Where the Money Went		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace SOURCES: DCRA, Office of the Chief Financial Officer \| The Washington Post - May 04, 2008 ¬es=The D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs has a multimillion-dollar fund to repair problem properties. But only a fraction of the fund has gone to decrepit apartment buildings, even as tenants across the city have reported dangerous conditions. In the past three years, the city has spent nearly three times more on repairs for single-family houses than for apartments." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us SOURCES: DCRA, Office of the Chief Financial Officer \| The Washington Post - May 04, 2008 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic
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