Here’s How You Can Help Address Louisville’s Legacy Of Racist Housing Policies
City officials are taking a new look at the impact that bigoted and racist housing policies have had in Louisville and what it will take to repair the damage done. They’re using data and mapping tools...
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Louisville Home Values Go Up As Inventory Falls, But Is It A Bubble?
The supply of available homes in Jefferson County isn’t keeping up with demand. The sparse inventory is keeping home values here on the rise. The latest batch of home assessments from the Jefferson...
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Louisville Habitat, Google Fiber Partner To Build A House In Portland
Louisville’s Habitat for Humanity found a wealthy donor in Google Fiber. The tech company donated $45,000 to the nonprofit to build a house in Louisville’s Portland neighborhood, where Habitat has...
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Changing Course: ‘Tiny House’ Project Tackles Big Problems In Coal Country
The sound of power tools blends with teenage chatter as students clamber around, under, and over a trailer bed that they’re busy turning into a home. They’re part of a project called “Building It...
View ArticleMetro Council President Wants To Crack Down On Illegal Temporary Housing
Low property values in certain parts of Louisville have drawn predatory operators of temporary housing facilities, said Metro Council President David James on Monday morning. He is calling for more...
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‘They Are Invisible.’ Rural Homelessness, Made Worse By Opioid Crisis,...
Charles “Country” Bowers takes long, quick strides down a worn dirt path and is soon in front of a thicket of bushes made deep and tall by spring rains. He’s leading me on a tour of camps made by...
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My Cold Kentucky Home: Coal Country Turning To Solar As Heating And Housing...
Joe Oliver and Tony Brown peered into the dark crawl space beneath a Letcher County, Kentucky home. Already, they could see problems. The crawl space had been blocked off with just a thin sheet of...
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Report: As Population Ages, Elderly Renters Face High Costs And Instability
When someone spends a significant portion of their income on housing, it can mean making difficult choices about what else they can afford in life. They might choose to go without medication or eat...
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In Louisville, Neighborhoods’ Home Values Fall Along Racial Lines
Louisville has a high level of inequality between blacks and whites when it comes to homeownership and wealth. According to the 2019 State of Metropolitan Housing report released Wednesday, that’s a...
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For Louisville Offenders And Victims Alike, A New Label: ‘Public Nuisance’
A woman shot and killed in her grandmother’s Valley Station home. A man dead of a suspected overdose in his sister’s home in Pleasure Ridge Park. A woman who told police she was strangled to the point...
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Louisville Changes Public Nuisance Enforcement After KyCIR Investigation
Louisville officials say they will use discretion in issuing public nuisance violations and stop urging landlords to evict tenants in an effort to be less hostile and avoid punishing victims of...
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It’s The First Of The Month. What If You Can’t Make Rent?
It’s the first of the month and the rent is due for thousands of families in Kentucky. Many, though, may struggle to pay that bill this month. The spreading COVID-19 pandemic has led to the shuttering...
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Though Evictions Are Paused, Late Fees Accrue For Some Renters
When the first of the month came, Katrice Gill couldn’t make rent. The part-time, in-home health aide and single mother usually has no trouble paying the $200 monthly contribution to her Section 8...
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Louisville Landlord Sued Over Late Fees, Eviction Threat
A Louisville landlord that charged a tenant late fees after she failed to pay rent in April is being sued in Jefferson Circuit Court. The Kentucky Equal Justice Center filed the suit this week,...
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Changes In Fair Housing Law Could Help More Louisville Residents Choose Where...
“No Section 8 accepted.” Under Louisville’s fair housing law, expanded by Metro Council last week, landlords will no longer be able to deny housing to someone receiving Section 8 support, or other...
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