Westerly Apartments To Be Converted To Low Income Housing

Bill Call · Post by **Bill Call** » Thu Jun 06, 2013 6:52 am

One step forward, two steps back.

The saga continues.

Betsy Voinovich · Post by **Betsy Voinovich** » Thu Jun 06, 2013 8:27 am

Hi Bill--

My grandma used to live there.

Can you elaborate?

Thanks.

Betsy Voinovich

Bill Call · Post by **Bill Call** » Thu Jun 06, 2013 9:07 am

Betsy Voinovich wrote:Hi Bill--

My grandma used to live there.

Can you elaborate?

Thanks.

Betsy Voinovich

Couples making more than $30,000 per year will be evicted.

Strict income limits will determine who can live in the Westerly. There will have to be yearly audits of the residents income to make sure the income guidelines are met. If a tenant who currently meets those guidelines has any increase in income that puts them over the limit they will be evicted.

To avoid non-compliance with anti discrimination laws the age limit may have to be waived as well.

It's sounds insane to me but I'm sure someone out there thinks its a wonderful idea.

Phil Florian · Post by **Phil Florian** » Thu Jun 06, 2013 7:42 pm

Who owns the Westerly? Is this being forced on him or her? If so, why does their business model serving lower income citizens bother you? There are plenty of apartment complexes that have income restrictions on the other side of thing but instead of a maximum there are minimums. Is one practice more acceptable than the other?

Jim O'Bryan · Post by **Jim O'Bryan** » Thu Jun 06, 2013 10:12 pm

Phil Florian wrote:Who owns the Westerly? Is this being forced on him or her? If so, why does their business model serving lower income citizens bother you? There are plenty of apartment complexes that have income restrictions on the other side of thing but instead of a maximum there are minimums. Is one practice more acceptable than the other?

The Westerly is doing this so that they can receive a lot of money for rehabbing and maintenance of the facility. To get the federal money those making too much will be asked
to leave including on 95 year-old resident I had the pleasure of speaking with. She is not happy.

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Bill Call · Post by **Bill Call** » Fri Jun 07, 2013 6:36 am

Phil Florian wrote:Who owns the Westerly? Is this being forced on him or her? If so, why does their business model serving lower income citizens bother you? There are plenty of apartment complexes that have income restrictions on the other side of thing but instead of a maximum there are minimums. Is one practice more acceptable than the other?

What kind of crazy world do we live in where the government requires the landlord to evict tenants from a privately owned building because the tenant got a raise? That policy in a government owned housing project makes sense. To force that policy on a private building owner is insane. Worse than insane its morally reprehensible.

What happens when the rest of the senior housing in Lakewood is converted to low income housing? Where will all those newly evicted people live?

Of course, I guess in a way its all my fault. I keep complaining about the lack of government investment dollars for Lakewood like they get for Downtown, Cleveland Heights, Rocky River, Crocker Park and Kamm's Corner; now we get government money from HUD for a middle class eviction project and I'm still complaining.

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