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Ousted Little Rock housing commissioners claim breach of due process; judge will rule by December
A Pulaski County circuit judge will decide by early December whether Little Rock officials denied due process to two former members of the governing board of the city’s public housing agency in September. Six of the city’s 10 directors voted Sept. 26 to remove Leta Anthony and Lee Lindsey from the Metropolitan Housing Alliance’s board […]
Little Rock housing authority dissolves nonprofit board in effort to complete financial audit
The governing board of Little Rock’s public housing agency dissolved the board of an affiliated nonprofit Wednesday in an effort to fix problems that have brought the agency under local and federal scrutiny. The three commissioners at the federally-funded Housing Authority of the City of Little Rock, known as the Metropolitan Housing Alliance, voted unanimously […]
Little Rock directors pick two new housing commissioners amid lawsuit from ousted members
The Little Rock board of directors appointed two new members to the governing board of the city’s federally-funded public housing authority Tuesday. The five-member board of commissioners at the Housing Authority of the City of Little Rock, known as the Metropolitan Housing Alliance, now has a quorum of three members and can conduct business at […]
Little Rock directors oust two board members at struggling public housing authority
The Little Rock board of directors removed two members from the governing board of the city’s federally-funded public housing authority at a special-call meeting Tuesday. Lee Lindsey and Leta Anthony were the chair and vice chair of the five-member board of commissioners at the Housing Authority of the City of Little Rock, known as the […]
Little Rock public housing board preps for removal vote by acquiring legal counsel
Little Rock’s federally-funded public housing authority board voted Thursday to allow the agency’s lawyer to represent commissioners who want counsel ahead of a likely vote by city government to remove them next week. The attorney also hinted at potential litigation against the city if members of the housing authority board are removed from office. Kerry […]
“Troubled” Little Rock public housing agency plans to address local and federal officials’ concerns
Little Rock’s federally funded public housing authority board plans to address the wide range of concerns federal officials raised in August regarding the agency’s management, according to a letter from the board chairman to the local U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development field office. The five-member board of commissioners overseeing the Housing Authority of […]
Little Rock housing authority will provide auditing firm with range of requested documents
Little Rock’s federally-funded public housing authority will provide a wide range of documents to a local auditing firm to obtain a qualified audit and attempt to improve its standing in the eyes of the federal housing agency, the authority’s governing body decided Wednesday. The Housing Authority of the City of Little Rock, known as the […]
Little Rock housing authority will ask for meeting with HUD after report shows management troubles
The governing body of Little Rock’s federally-funded public housing authority hopes to meet with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development officials to discuss what the federal department called “performance deficiencies” in a letter to the local agency earlier this month. HUD issued a “troubled” designation to the Housing Authority of the City of Little […]
City of Little Rock faces delays in relocating tenants at troubled apartment complex
Tenants at a Little Rock apartment complex with a history of code violations and legal trouble expressed frustration Tuesday that city officials have not yet helped them relocate after saying last month that they would do so. City officials are still engaging local housing organizations about relocation resources before inviting tenants into the conversation, Deputy […]
Little Rock housing authority failed to follow spending and contracting rules, HUD finds
Little Rock’s public housing agency routinely failed to comply with federal, state and its own purchasing rules, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. HUD’s Departmental Enforcement Center reviewed samples of two and a half years of contracts and financial documents from the Housing Authority of the City of […]