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Lawsuit alleges that RRHA broke federal law by not offering Hardship Exemption to minimum rent

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RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- One current Richmond public housing resident and a former resident have filed a lawsuit against the Richmond Redevelopment Housing Authority (RRHA) alleging that the authority overcharged them and other residents who experienced financial hardship. According to the Legal Aid Justice Center, the lawsuit alleges that the authority broke federal law by not offering the residents a Hardship Exemption. Federal law requires tha…

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Lawsuit alleges that RRHA broke federal law by not offering Hardship Exemption to minimum rent

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- One current Richmond public housing resident and a former resident have filed a lawsuit against the Richmond Redevelopment Housing Authority (RRHA) alleging that the authority overcharged them and other residents who experienced financial hardship. According to the Legal Aid Justice Center, the lawsuit alleges that the authority broke federal law by not offering the residents a Hardship Exemption. Federal law requires tha…

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In lawsuit, public housing residents say RRHA systematically hid rent waiver from poorest tenants

A current and a former resident of Richmond’s public housing communities are bringing a class-action lawsuit against the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority, saying it has been systematically overcharging its poorest residents by failing to offer them a federally required exemption from paying rent in certain hardship situations. RRHA’s alleged failure to offer the hardship exemption puts the poorest public housing residents “in an impo…

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WRIC broke the news in Richmond, United States on Thursday, February 20, 2025.
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