Tampa Housing Authority commissioner Karen Peoples responded angrily this morning to a Tampa Tribune report that she is being evicted for violating federal housing guidelines. "Whoever was responsible for this article, may God be with you when the time comes," Peoples said near the end of the authority's monthly board meeting. "This was not necessary." ...more

July 16, 2008

A little-noticed provision co-authored by Sen. Mel Martinez and contained in a massive Senate housing bill would create a national licensing registry for mortgage loan workers, requiring them to undergo fingerprinting and background checks. ...more

July 12, 2008

The Hernando County Housing Authority is hiring reinforcement legal guns to help negotiate the potential minefield of managing the Brooksville Housing Authority. ...more

July 4, 2008

COUNTY BOARD WANTS PROTECTION FROM LIABILITY ...more

July 3, 2008

For 46 years, Delores Aldacosta was a hairdresser. She loved the work. "I was born to be one," she says. "I've got the gift of gab." ...more

June 28, 2008

The recent upheaval at the Brooksville Housing Authority has spawned an entrepreneurial endeavor. ...more

June 27, 2008

FORMER BOARD MEMBER TEAMS WITH WIFE OF CONTRACTOR WITH ACTIVE LAWSUIT ...more

June 26, 2008

Hernando County Housing Authority board members learned this week that the authority has been considered "troubled" by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for the last two years. ...more

June 20, 2008

HAS BEEN IN 'TROUBLED' STATUS FOR TWO YEARS ...more

June 19, 2008

TELLS HUD IT WOULD BE 'IN BEST INTEREST OF COMMUNITY' ...more

June 15, 2008