Housing

Housing May 10, 2024

Cobb CDBG office to hold public meeting about shifting the use of HOME-ARP funds

The county posted the following notice on its website about a proposal to shift funds within its HOME-ARP program received through the American Rescue Plan: The Cobb County CDBG (Community…

An assortment of buildings with the word "Housing" above

Housing March 30, 2024

Monica DeLancy’s email to tenants under threat of eviction

Monica DeLancy, a well-known Cobb County tenants’ rights organizer and the founder and president of the We Thrive in Riverside Renters Association, distributed a message to tenants who are under…

Doorway to magistrate court, the court which conducts eviction hearings

Housing March 26, 2024

New Cobb County court intended to reduce evictions has been launched

by Arielle Robinson A new program run by Cobb County Magistrate Court that intends to provide an alternative to eviction is up and running. The Housing Stability Court’s first official…

Housing December 15, 2023

What is the latest data on housing characteristics in Cobb County?

The nature of housing in Cobb County is often a topic that generates controversy. How many times have you heard when new construction is proposed that a goal is to…

Housing August 21, 2023

No quick fix for Georgia’s affordable housing shortage

by Aaleah McConnell, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] August 19, 2023 The supply of affordable housing units is at extreme lows in…

Monica DeLancy, Cobb SCLC President Dr. Ben Williams, and Cobb SCLC Field Director Rich Pellegrino outside at rally

Housing June 10, 2023

Monica DeLancy’s eviction hearing delayed until July 28

by Caleb Groves [Correction: an earlier version of this article identified the date of the hearing as June 28. We regret the error] An outspoken advocate for renters’ rights in…

Housing June 6, 2023

How building more backyard homes, granny flats and in-law suites can help alleviate the housing crisis

by Jeff Kruth, Miami University and Murali Paranandi, Miami University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] To many people, the image of a nuclear family in…

Housing June 1, 2023

Renters Rights activist Monica DeLancy’s eviction hearing is scheduled for June 9, 2023

Renters rights activist Monica DeLancy, a resident of Mableton, is scheduled for an eviction hearing on June 9, 2023 at 9 a.m. in Cobb County Magistrate Court. DeLancy said after…

Housing December 19, 2022

Voters embraced affordable housing initiatives. Advocates say Congress should do the same.

by Casey Quinlan, Georgia Recorder [This article was first published in the Georgia Recorder and in the States Newsroom, republished with permission] December 19, 2022 Voters in Colorado approved a…

Georgia State Capitol on mostly sunny day

Housing August 5, 2022

Georgia lawmakers seek solutions to homelessness after criminalization bill stalled

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]August 5, 2022 A new state Senate study committee heard from nonprofit and state agencies…

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