Feds subpoena state housing agency
A federal watchdog agency subpoenaed the Michigan Homeowner Assistance Nonprofit Housing Corp. last year for data about applicants seeking federal funding.
The MHA, in collaboration with the Michigan State Housing Development Authority, evaluates requests from municipal demolition programs for federal reimbursements from the Hardest Hit Fund, from which more than $250 million has been allocated to Detroit.
It processes requests for two types of federal assistance — money for blight demolition and mortgage relief for struggling homeowners. Last week, the agency demanded Detroit's demolition program pay back $7.3 million for improper reimbursements for blight demolition.
Although the two subpoenas came from SIGTARP — the federal agency investigating Detroit's demolition program — officials say the subpoenas are unrelated to the city's program.
Read more: http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/local/michigan/2017/02/02/feds-subpoena-state-housing-agency/97426186/
