HUD giving nearly $10 million to Detroit to help remove lead from homes

Most of the money will help Southwest Detroit

DETROIT – Nearly $10 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will go to Detroit to help rid homes of lead.

Most of the $9.7 million will help homeowners in the 48209 ZIP code in Southwest Detroit.

Another $600,000 will be used to fix health- and safety-related hazards in homes.

Learn more about the funding in the video above.

 

 


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