Shock and fire hazards, suspected mold, and an “extensive cockroach infestation” were among the housing code violations officials discovered at Fairburn & Gordon I and II Apartments in West Atlanta late last year, according to an inspection report obtained by Capital B Atlanta. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development gave the owners of […]
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City Judge Slaps $25,000 Fine on Owners of Troubled Fairburn & Gordon Apartments
A judge has ordered the owners of West Atlanta’s Fairburn & Gordon I and II Apartments to pay a $25,000 fine as a penalty for the more than 300 housing code and nuisance violations city inspectors have found at the residential complex. Municipal Judge Christopher T. Portis levied the fine Thursday morning after attorneys for […]
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Why the Biden-Harris Message of Black Economic Progress Is a Tough Sell in Georgia
Vice President Kamala Harris touted a list of economic accomplishments that the Biden administration has delivered for Black Americans during her latest visit to metro Atlanta. But many Black Atlantans, feeling the lingering sting of inflation, say they’re still struggling financially. The nation’s first Black woman vice president spent a lot of time during her […]
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Fairburn & Gordon Tenants Receive Troubling Letter From Landlord
Section 8 tenants waiting to be moved out of the “highly hazardous” Fairburn & Gordon I and II Apartments complex in west Atlanta are demanding answers after receiving a concerning letter from their landlord about their impending relocation. Crystal Brown is one of the Fairburn & Gordon residents who found a letter attached to her […]
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Will Kemp Sign Tenant Rights and Homeless Trust Fund Bills Into Law?
Housing advocates want to know whether Gov. Brian Kemp will sign two bills to address long-running housing issues across Georgia: tenants’ rights and the state’s growing homeless population. The first bill, HB 404, or the Safe at Home Act, would bar landlords from requiring more than two months’ rent for a security deposit and establish […]
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Homelessness, Housing, and Inequality Dominate Dickens’ Speech
Mayor Andre Dickens highlighted his administration’s efforts to address Atlanta’s affordable housing and homelessness crises in his annual State of the City address Monday morning. Dickens told attendees inside Midtown’s Woodruff Arts Center that his administration is well on its way toward creating 20,000 affordable housing units by the year 2030. That includes more than […]
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Fairburn & Gordon Tenants Say They Look Forward to Moving Out of Unsafe Housing
Some residents of a troubled Atlanta housing complex say they welcome the news that they may soon be relocated. “I’m so happy,” said Linda Ford, a resident of the Fairburn & Gordon Apartments, when she learned U.S. housing officials plan to terminate their contracts with Fairburn & Gordon Apartments after the owners failed to bring […]
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Fairburn & Gordon to Lose HUD Funding Over ‘Unacceptable Physical Conditions’
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development plans to end taxpayer funding to the owners of west Atlanta’s Fairburn & Gordon I and II Apartments due to extremely poor living conditions at the complex unless rapid repairs are made, multiple sources told Capital B Atlanta on Friday. HUD confirmed via email Friday afternoon that […]
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‘Fair Fight’ and Beyond: As Racial Reckoning Funds Run Dry, Black Nonprofits Brace for Impact
Tracie Powell remembers how relatively easy it was to secure $10 million in funding for the Racial Equity in Journalism Fund at Borealis Philanthropy, where she led fundraising back in 2020. The Ford Foundation gave $6 million in one fell swoop, and others lined up to supplement it. Now it’s 2024 and as the founder of […]
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Maynard Jackson Left Lasting Imprint on Atlanta Airport
This story was originally published by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. It’s likely that only some of the roughly 300,000 people a day who pass through Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport and the Maynard H. Jackson Jr. International Terminal are familiar with Jackson’s story. But the former Atlanta mayor’s persistence and political savvy combined into a legacy that is […]
