Kids poisoned by lead in CHA housing; landlords still got paid

As private landlords increasingly take over the government’s role of housing low-income families, dozens of children have been poisoned by brain-damaging lead while living in homes and apartments declared safe by the Chicago Housing Authority. Taxpayers often still paid the rent. Federal law requires the CHA to inspect subsidized homes before tenants move in and … Continue reading Kids poisoned by lead in CHA housing; landlords still got paid