Public housing relocations rankle Uptown developer
Rita Franklin, 68, sits among boxes packed with her belongings on Monday, Jan. 24, 2022, in her dining room. Most remaining public housing in Memphis is being privatized by HUD's RAD program. It is forcing residents to move out of subsidized housing for months so it can be rehabbed. Franklin will likely not be able to return to her Uptown home she’s lived in for over 15 years. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
“I built those houses,” said Henry Turley. “There’s nothing wrong with those houses that should cause the residents to have to move out.”
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public housing Uptown HUD Section 8 Henry Turley Rental Assistance Demonstration Project RAD Memphis Housing Authority MHADavid Waters
David Waters is Distinguished Journalist in Residence and assistant director of the Institute for Public Service Reporting at the University of Memphis.
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