"The failure of HUD’s inspection system has been on display in the southern Illinois towns of Cairo and East St. Louis, which have had their public housing taken over by HUD" https://www.propublica.org/article/hud-inspections-pass-dangerous-apartments-with-rats-roaches-toxic-mold

“Pretty Much a Failure”: HUD Inspections Pass…

The system for inspecting federally subsidized properties is failing low-income families, seniors and people with disabilities and undermining the agency’s…

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Nov 17 2018 · 2:31 AM

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