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Today, Congressman David Scott helped pass legislation for the HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2007. The improvements to the HOPE VI public housing revitalization program provide retention of public housing units, prevention of re-screening of returning residents, protection of residents from disruptions resulting from the grant, increases in resident involvement and improvements to the efficiency and expediency of HOPE VI construction.

“I have long supported the HOPE VI program because it is an important program that has helped many low-income families move out of old, run-down housing and into better homes and safer, livable communities,” said Scott. “At a time when many of America’s major cities are going through revitalization, many low-income families are facing a housing crisis. The HOPE VI program provides housing protection and hope for these low-income families.”

This program allows cities to change, while also ensuring that low-income residents are treated fairly under the law. The HOPE VI program provides one-to-one replacement of demolished public housing units, on- and off-site mixed-income housing, limitations on exclusion, tenant protection and assurance of green building standards.

Congressman Scott is a member of the House Financial Services Committee.


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