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1. So cool! I want to live there!

Tue Apr 5, 2016, 01:57 AM

Apr 2016

What a great model. Hope it functions like the community it is set up to be.
I assume the tenant will need to have employment in order to pay rent.

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East Austin village opens, renting houses to homeless for $225 a month [View all] Liberal_in_LA Apr 2016 OP

So cool! I want to live there! Lodestar Apr 2016 #1

Most will likely be receiving SSDI, SSI or VA benefits TexasBushwhacker Apr 2016 #3

This is great. byronius Apr 2016 #2

Wonderful! redwitch Apr 2016 #4

Wow. It's like permanent summer camp for grown-ups! mainer Apr 2016 #5

Way to go, Austin. hamsterjill Apr 2016 #7

140 units on 27 acres is 5 units/acre maxsolomon Apr 2016 #9

Local building codes may not permit high-density development. closeupready Apr 2016 #10

cabrini green was a series of repetitive high-rises maxsolomon Apr 2016 #11

Yes, a 140 unit SRO building most certainly is "high density development" closeupready Apr 2016 #12

Of course i've heard of H4H. maxsolomon Apr 2016 #14

Austin has several SROs as well TexasBushwhacker Apr 2016 #13

It might be politically easier to do it one at a time maxsolomon Apr 2016 #15

But how many are chronically homeless? TexasBushwhacker Apr 2016 #16