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Hong Kong's top court rules in favor of equal inheritance and housing benefits for same-sex couples
Read full article: Hong Kong's top court rules in favor of equal inheritance and housing benefits for same-sex couplesHong Kong’s top court has upheld earlier rulings that favored the granting of subsidized housing benefits and equal inheritance rights to same-sex couples, in a landmark victory for the city’s LGBTQ+ community.
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In public housing, a small debt can get poor tenants evicted
Read full article: In public housing, a small debt can get poor tenants evictedThe Housing Authority of Crisfield, Maryland, which owns her house, has filed three eviction cases against the 30-year-old since September. “If you owe a dollar, you owe a dollar,” said Don Bibb, executive director of Crisfield’s housing authority. — The Minneapolis Public Housing Authority, which owns and operates nearly 6,000 low-income housing units, is its county’s largest landlord and a leading eviction filer. — The Housing Authority of Crisfield has filed 1,756 eviction cases since 2017, all for failure to pay rent. Legal advocates say the housing authority should be doing more to avoid the harm that eviction filings can cause tenants.