housing

Rent prices in the Commonwealth are becoming less affordable.A new report from the National Low-Income Housing Coalition says Kentucky ranks 38th nationally in affordable housing.

The new law is likely to make it more difficult for people with disabilities, those experiencing homelessness, low-income families and some veterans to access affordable housing.

The legislation would allow landlords to not participate in federal housing assistance programs. Landlords would be able to deny prospective tenants who use Section 8 and other federal housing assistance vouchers to pay rent.

House Bill 18 and Senate Bill 25 would ban local governments from forcing landlords to participate in federal housing assistance programs, including the Section 8 voucher program. Louisville is the only city inKentucky that bans discrimination against renters based on their source of income.

A state Senate committee advanced a bill Wednesday that would ban local governments in Kentucky from requiring landlords to accept Section 8 vouchers. A similar bill in the House, HB 18, would expand such a ban to include all federal housing assistance programs, including housing vouchers for veterans.

Jimmy Galbreath watched an excavator claw tear one of the homes into rubble. His homes were damaged beyond repair by a violent EF-4 tornado on Dec. 10, part of a catastrophic tornado outbreak that ripped through the Kentucky town of 10,000 and transformed the lives of thousands more across the region.

Jimmy McRoberts knew the North Fork Mobile Home Park was teeming with animals. Some residents, like local grandmother Penny Gozzard, had two or three…

Habitat for Humanity in Kentucky’s Pennyrile Region is adding a new service to its previous focus of building new homes for people who qualify based on…

The COVID-19 pandemic has increased stress in many parts of life for families in Kentucky and around the nation.During pandemic, the 211 hotline in the…

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…