Senators Scott, Chairman Shelby call for Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to address substandard housing conditions | Apartment Loan Depot Since 2005 – Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Multifamily Loans Nationwide

(RECAP: Senator Scott (R-SC), Chairman of the Banking Committee Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation and Community Development, and Chairman Shelby (R-AL), Chairman of the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, are demanding Housing Secretary Castro provide answers for the appalling conditions that persist at some of our nation’s federally funded public housing properties. Following a hearing called by Scott last month, it was learned that despite having tens of millions in leftover funding, HUD has allowed the number of inspectors to decline by half, waived requirements for re-inspections of properties that initially failed inspections, and there have been federal violations regarding annual inspections of underperforming properties. Secretary Castro refused to appear, or have any HUD staff testify, at the hearing and has not commented on the troubles faced by his department.)