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February 26$ 1969 MEMORAHDUM TO: Mi• o R. E~:r.· 1 L anders A<lmiuis tra tivc Assist~nt Ptn:suant to your insti·uctions P I met Febrmu:y 24 ~r:l th Lesto r P01•sellfJ , H. B .. S~ttQ!'fiold :r Gilbe1~t Bo 6 ga and Ho\val'd G1·ig=--by o f t he Ho\.1s :h1g Author tty and o n J?cbrua "Y 25 wit 1 Bill of ford 3nd Jim SMith of tho Building Dc~nr t ~out to i usuro nplro,rie ta c oordinntion poi:tain ng to the nt-tncl eel Memoranuum . oP .As a 1•csul t --t..:-o- thoso diE<.mss : ons • the Eous 111.., Author:l ty hos agreod to repo:rt ., _ o the Buildincr Dcpart"1out ( Housing Code Division) on a weep;:ly l>a:Jis , th J nth ca n .1.d 3dclreSfJos of 1n,i1ilies .. nd indiv:tottl:lls which t llc y have 1 =cc>:t.i ·ficd " to move " n"to Public nous · ng, becauoe o f ~u stnudard housing C OJ 1tious e ~his report is to als o incluc1 ,'.l nu ~ ppropr:i..ato date o-Z, anticlpntod no re ., Upon rocoipt of thi3 r e port~ th~ B1ildiu3 D~p~rtment 1roposes to i nspect tho loc~tions involved within t ~o ~orki ncr cnys c~ tor r eceivinc t he Yoporta and to in tintB a p·ropriete ~ction ~lore u oc~SfHu.--y foi cowpliance with t he row-..dn8 Codo . 4 ( 'l'he o nly :fallncy t hn t X c ~n sec \'ritb re:Jpa ct to thir; ~u·rangemon t is th~t curl~ently t 10 Uousin~· Auth_ority t nkos the p ro3 --ectivo t oun nts • \:iorcJ th::.t thoy riro living in s ,~st::rn.dnrd • · ;.;ing ar..d npporontly mD~e~ no vo ·ifica tion of tl1is . I n diocussing thio point witi1 the Buildin~ Depnrtmont , it np e ars tha t before cortifini v fn mi ly to move i n to Puhlic Housin~ , bcc~lUSo of J. iving in s 1iJ ... stnnd~rd hous· ng , tho f~uily invoivo<l should first ~equcst nnd obtnin a cc=ti:fic:1tc :h·om he Housinr; Co<le Division that the u rit i s subs,nn<la rd and thou present such cortific~to to the Dousing Authority.) · The DuildinIT Dopartment b39 • eon subnitting requcots to t ho Housing Aut.ority from tho Hour;_ng .Code Division nu<l tho Couos Coupl "nnce Offico (cs result of Court "Ction) sopnrato ly for r elocation of for.lilies . 'l'ho Ho'l.wing At!thori ty hns herotofo1·~ 1·cportod bocl: to tho Duilding Dop3:.·ti.1 ent on a t1onthly bnsis those f am"ili<::·S which · thoy hnvc r eloca t ed o · ., ,:- -- . -.:· - -==-- .---- . C -,,

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=7-- = ' ____ ,=-.-~ - = �Mr e lL, Enrl Lr: nc,C! 4 kf l'.-'obxt.~u.·y 26 P 1969 Pflg(} 2 (The Building Donn·tment bas now dec:d ed to cons olidato its reports P t hrough t he Housi11~ Code D vision o nly, to tho rlou.sin g Authority, and tho Hou..:> i n~ tmt wri ty hns ::.ig . ecd to 1~opo= t b:ilck to the Housing Code Div.:.siou o u 2 we oi"lY b3sis . ) Tho Housil c 1·0 1 0..,.:.i t i ons Author:lty has i•cq t cn ted , and tho Building nepa~ t men t h ns agreed , t ha t r oque- ts for ro l ocation ho moro s·)ocifia t ha n thoy h ave been in t ho past i n order to provi<lo be tt er unclerstDndinrr ~s to wh y 1·el o:::~tiou i s noccsrrn:-..· y and d e t crrrd.nn tio l t s to when it should be a c co-i!plished . Ml... 8~1tter field suggest ed t' a t he di<l not t hin~ tirn t t 10 Housing Authoi· -ty should pp:roach a f.n rn · l y to p1·ovido 1•0location assistance u ntil ~ he p1'ope:t"ty .. nd the ne0 · t hcx•efol' I) h ad b een ndj ud:ic ~t ed by t he Courts ; tl~t o ' herw i so tho Housing Aut hority ~-ght c recto ant'""'oniom on the pa1· . of t he L~ni:1101· • 0 1· <li::.turhance of t ho tenant s , or b oth nod t herefore ho c rit ~c · zed ~s actin~ uuconstitut · ona lly . I po:;. uted out timt tl ia would bo cmtiroly too loiY n d vw~lld not a ccomplish t·i0 dost ·eel :resul ts and t 1~t such (l0lti y is u n ccopt~ Jl , . It also <levGlo·~ad thnt 0 11 t he i n.it ~a l v isit by a Housing Autho ·ity Re ocation Wor ·er t o a f ~l '1:lly O thnt rJtcr:1)t 1s • i:30 t wn rmd t bc1•0 to nrr~ ngc for i·olocat on ( uo •;:m lly tti~ :ts unsucces:::Jful ),, N:t . Persolla su::;r;c.Y·tod that por iaps the fii:st v isit to tho pro-po •t,· by tho Hou~ing Authority nol ocation l~rkor 0 hould bo pure r e~plornto~y t o find out ,-hn t tho ci.::cuTit;i t nncos rn,c , wi·t~l viow to sd:isoque2r~l y .~aking staff dotermin~t iou ns to D bropr· ~te Dctioo w' ch slould be t nton . I henrtidly a~roa . llow01cr , -it .~as t 1cn brou½ht ou· by tho Hous iC Author ty t ha t t h.s type of visit i o more in t ho nn·uro of soc~nl ,1;01·lt and t ha t t ho Hcus1oa .Aut 10xity r~3 o .·oci ,1 l'lo~.'crs ; only hclocnt~.on Workers . It sco;is to no t .nt tho solution ·s obvious . Tho Holocation t'o:r.kors should dotermino tho soci.n l aspects , S"JS p~rt of thoir rolocat.,,on as£"-;icnr.'lont , bofo:te tho t cn."111':;.J or tho l andlords nro not!fiod that rolocatiou i s u~nuntor y. If t he in1t i~ l v isit wns done qu1.:tly and on pm cxplol'ato:ry b~sis t uuch nnxi~ty nncJ di::;tui-- anccs on the p~rt of tho tenant; nn an oyanco ~nd hostility on tho part of the l nudl01~d \'iou ld be cor-.siuc1·ab ly 1"'e uccd nnd in oost instnnces c ould concaivcable bo eliminntod nll to3othor . · + ir,) S fi.'I JC_.,,,": fl\«!.. I~ ii: c; L,._ ./L ::-:!--;:; Tho Housing f1uthority fools t hnt in Wlny s:t-t'~~r.c.qu'"'G.ts. from tho Iluildinrr D~p:u~tuont for rolocatim1 nro cverly sit1pli£icd in that tho names end ~mbers of people nre usua lly not provided ~nd , if t·eloc~tion is being requostcd :tn 03.~chn· to 1·ed1.wc overc1·o· ~ding , that tl10 people z·~:.]uired to raove and ones pc1-nitted t o i·oma iu ~:t·e not specified . �Mr.• n~ Ea1~1 L8n<.kn:•s Febru~ry 26f 1969 Page 3 rrhe Building Department :f ~els t ha t those c.Jotnils ax-e :\:uuct ...ons which c ould "' nd t:hould bo cJo to·"mi n0d l>y tho Reloc a tion Work\..;:t•s , ~s p a1·t of t he is 1·e l ocat lon as s ign.Lm1ts , usi11g t ha Ho.j:F; · ng Cocle ~s t: guide· and should 1'.HYt be e:i.~pc- •· .od o ·" i'1e Housing Cod._,. !P....sp~ctoi·s . I n J1 iuclin(.d to :1gr-oc with tho Building Department in th:ts r espect , bu t h::1ve req u ested tho Building n,.:-p:.1 ~;>tm.cnt iu t:mking i ts 1,eque:s,t s to the fousing Authority for rolocation to be as hpecific as practica l. In general" 1·eloca tion con~3ists of t wo c at0go1·ics P i oe., :.':nmilies l iving in Urba1 Lencwa l projects and those liv~ng outside of Urban p:::--njoctso Th e Hous i ug Au-th01-}ity is ~ut hm:ized to provide f1.. mmcial rolo-cn tion a ssi;:jtanc o to f ~rJilic s rcs i <l ; n 0 in Ur bnn Rone\1~ l s1•ons . These fo railies also get nm:-bm: one p1.•ior ty

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'l'he Hou,, ginc: Authority cla:,m,.c; t hn t t h 1.s p :.:• osr..uts no ma,jor.o p robl 0~n, b u.t ttm t t he p-•inn i pa l dolf' yinG f~ ctor in reloc nt i o n o1 f ~r:i:ilies res :i.c ing Q12:55, 29 December 2017 (EST).+~ of Urban l enm.sl 1n :ojects is fi uancinl i n~b-l l 'ty of Re m~a l for the fnm i11o~ to pr ovide f unds f or d r~yaae ~ utility met e r dnpoG ita n nd f b ?s -t r~onth ' s ron-~ o Thc:3e f an-i l ic3 g ,:;,,t s cconcJ pri o1~i t .. for Publ i.c Ho~,si.n;;; , t i' x-equi-rc<l to move, b ecn u~e o i Dous i ne Co lo Bn:fo r c om ~nt and t hird pr i orlt y p i f r:iovin.; o..a t hnir own v o l itio._,. Hcw~cve1: , the Htms i n~ A 1tho1~i ty has no iun·}s f or provi.cL.. n° t ho ·· r,,.=:· in l fimlncia l n::.mis;~n1c r equired for t ile ln2 t t wo c ntcgo;.··· c s and c onocqt1eatly • f~GC1.'c-.1t ly it wee -s and somcti mos even montl1s e l iwpo before t 10 ft:1111 lio... involve· n1·0 nlolo to nccm:mlnto enough c ~s h vd.--· h vJh:i.ch to n1ce1; t hc3c :i.nit ~,~ 1 1.· elocntion ci·ponse-s . As 0 r esul t , t ho I'ous-' ng /rntl ori t y hns proposed thnt it be permitted t o use , s a n_ oxpor i t.snt , $2 i 000 f r om r e l ocation funds allocated to i t f r om tho Ci t y of Atlanta , · s a r evolving fund Lnd

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mal~a 140 i 11.to1•ctJt r a t e l o:lruJ of frm1 $10 to $ 100 t o sue 1 f n ilim.) 1 t o bo r cpnid to t ho Houoing Author i ty 0 11 a wcokl y bnsis ovc-: n period of timo not to oxceod one yc~r o etinco it bas b oon point ~d cru-t by t he /\.dr.iiniH1r.tive .A ssistnnt t hat tho C1.ty of Atl:nrt~ r, pp:ropr.: ati::'<l .funds cannot b e used for· thi s p m:-poso , I hnvo c on-tnctcd Doll t.'ntkins , Direc.tm: of tho Greater Atlnnta Uousin~ D-evclop1!lont Cor--:,02.·ation , sucr;csting t int his :fund m~ko a grnn-.: of $!1 , 500 to the Uous in:; Authority for u se by t · 1:? Houcling ~uthoiity ns a ~evolving ~·nd for the purpose indicntc tl nbovo trn.d thnt in cons 5.c.:ci·~tion o f such g:r:.uit;:f'.1 tt ~ G:tcatoi· Atln 1ta Housing Devolopr,1:mt . Corporation 1·cr1uire the Pousin3 Au ·-11ority to tr.aka o sor.1i ... ~nnu~l ropo::t to l ·t ns to tbc utiliz~ tlon :'\nd !:,tutu,., of such fund ~ llob Wnt~ins thinks thnt he can got favo1·abla action on this p1·opos:1 l within 10 o~ys . �Mro R~ Enr l L~n<lers J?e b1.· trn:r y 2 Gp 1 9 69 Page 4 l f th i s - s h ould ·"a il P D;.u1 S·,•, crt h as c on t :J ci:ed J in P;nthnm of EOA wh o i ;hfa:urn that h:ls o r['.nn i ~~3t ion. r-."TY b e nb l e to ass:tGt b y p-e;-i•mittins; t h0 Hor·s i nr,. At i.: lmri t y o dx-~-.r, oga i us t c o&'t ~in EOA fu nds fo r t h~ purpose described above o I m:u req uest i ng bo th t he Housing An thoi~:tt y r1nd the BuilcH ng Dopnrtb.ent t o f ollow up c losely on t ho effect ivenes s of c oordina 'ion a ncl c oo )er:..,, i on e ffor t s enum0r~t ed in t h i n pa p ~r ~nd t o a· v i s e i::ie o:f a ny bre akdo·. n Vt hicl. occurs o r of i mprovemeu:t in pi·oc ed urcs whic h s houl d ba es t ab l ished . Sinc oro ly 6 Mn .cblm D. Jones Dous i ng Coordin at or MDJ / mc Enc ls : cc : Men o da ted ·'o1J. 11, 1sa:n "lr . Dan E.. Swant II Jr . . -·----·-·--------------- ------- ---- - ·- --:- -

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