In April 2024, an inspection of Yamacraw apartments conducted by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development, which oversees taxpayer-supported public housing nationwide, found 29 “life-threatening” deficiencies that pose a high risk of death to residents. Credit: Renuka Rayasam/KFF Health News

$115 billion is needed for public housing repairs is stalled in political mire. Meanwhile, tenants pay the price.

In April 2024, an inspection of Yamacraw apartments conducted by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development, which oversees taxpayer-supported public housing nationwide, found 29 “life-threatening” deficiencies that pose a high risk of death to residents. Credit: Renuka Rayasam/KFF Health News

By Fred Clasen-Kelly and Renuka Rayasam

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Blocks from where tourists stroll along the cobblestoned riverfront in this racially divided city, Detraya Gilliard made her way down the dark, ruptured sidewalks of Yamacraw Village, looking for her missing 15-year-old daughter.

Like most other people living in one of the nation’s oldest public housing projects, Gilliard endured the boarded-up buildings and mold-filled apartments because it was the only place she could afford.

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