RePHRAME: Residents of Public Housing in Richmond Against Mass Eviction: URGENT! Show Solidarity & Attend RePHRAME's Presentation to Members of Richmond City Council

Monday, March 15, 2010

URGENT! Show Solidarity & Attend RePHRAME's Presentation to Members of Richmond City Council

Dear RePHRAME Partners & Friends,

Cora Hayes and Max Daniel will be representing RePHRAME tomorrow (Tuesday 3/16) at 3PM at the Land Use Committee meeting in City Council Chambers.

Cora and Max have worked with other RePHRAMErs to put together a great powerpoint presentation, which addresses the need for preservation of decent, affordable housing opportunities; better representation and work opportunities for residents; and more inclusive communities overall.

It would be great to have a group there to support Cora and Max. If possible please head down to City Hall (9^th and Broad) tomorrow at 3PM.

Thanks!

The RePHRAME Concerns & Demands:

1. There should be 1-for-1 replacement of any public housing units lost through public housing redevelopment. In other words, there should be no net loss of public housing units. In addition, location of newly created public housing units, and other aspects of the redevelopment process, should increase the employment, education, and other opportunities of public housing residents.

2. Current residents should have the right to return to newly developed public housing without any additional screening or requalification process. In the past, additional credit checks and other screenings (above and beyond those to which public housing residents are routinely subjected) have been used to effectively prevent previous residents from coming back to the newly developed housing. We believe redevelopment should not be used to get rid of residents who have done nothing to warrant eviction.

3. Public housing residents should have a meaningful voice in decisions regarding their housing and communities. Currently only 1 out of 7 RRHA commissioners is a public housing resident. RePHRAME proposes adding 2 additional seats to the RRHA Board of Commissioners which would be filled with RRHA residents.

4. RRHA currently requires that residents mail their rent payment to a SunTrust bank address in Baltimore, MD. Residents must often pay late fees through no fault of their own due to delays in the mail system or processing delays in Baltimore. In February, hundreds of residents paid late fees when a blizzard caused the mail system to shut down. According to RePHRAME's research of dozens of housing authorities in Virginia and nationally, RRHA alone requires residents to mail rent out of state. RePHRAME surveyed hundreds of public housing residents in Richmond, and the overwhelming consensus is for a local rent payment option, at either the RRHA rent office in their neighborhood or at a local bank.

Also take a look at this ongoing petition:

Residents' Bill of Rights for Redevelopment

Monday, March 15, 2010

URGENT! Show Solidarity & Attend RePHRAME's Presentation to Members of Richmond City Council

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Monday, March 15, 2010

URGENT! Show Solidarity & Attend RePHRAME's Presentation to Members of Richmond City Council

Who is RePHRAME?

Contact Us:

The RePHRAME Concerns & Demands:

RePHRAME Poster!

Take Action!

Individual & Partner Organizations:

Events, Past & Future:

Press:

Richmond City Officials:

External Links For Partner Organizations:

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