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Also, the Inflation Reduction Act will subsidize clean energy upgrades for low- and middle-income homeowners.

Also, NYC could offer nonprofits first bid for public land.

Also, Tennessee advocates protest a law criminalizing unsheltered homelessness.

The Illinois city's restorative housing fund is paying for 16 Black seniors to fix up their homes or pay their mortgage, a year after narrow parameters and limited funds drew criticism from some Black residents. 

Charging for parking can discourage private vehicle use and generate funds to re-invest in neighbourhoods to build walking, cycling tracks.

Also, HUD will distribute $365 million to house unsheltered people.

Tenants of private equity-owned single-family homes in Minneapolis are banding together to get long overdue repairs.

Also: NYCHA has a new plan to fund housing repairs, D.C. names homelessness a protected class and more. 

In Chicago, it can be notoriously hard to trace who owns a building, something scammers have taken advantage of. Advocates are proposing legislation to change that in order to save unsuspecting tenants from eviction.

Housing advocates push for legislation that would require the city to enforce regular building inspections, rather than relying on tenants to file complaints and pressure landlords for improvements.