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Bill Would Require Housing Counseling When State Funds Construct or Rehab Housing; Counselors Ask For Stable Funding
Summary
Delegate Rosenberg's bill would require housing counseling be offered for purchasers or prospective tenants of state‑assisted properties; HUD‑certified counselors and community groups urged passage and sought reliable funding for counseling agencies.
Delegate Delia Rosenberg presented House Bill 1302 requiring that recipients of state funding for residential construction, acquisition, or rehabilitation offer housing counseling services to prospective residents. Rosenberg said counseling helps new homeowners and renters understand affordability, program eligibility and to avoid foreclosure.
The nut graf: Counselors said…
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