Tampa Housing Authority commissioner Karen Peoples responded angrily this morning to a Tampa Tribune report that she is being evicted for violating federal housing guidelines. "Whoever was responsible for this article, may God be with you when the time comes," Peoples said near the end of the authority's monthly board meeting. "This was not necessary." ...more

July 16, 2008

The Tampa Housing Authority on Tuesday began eviction proceedings against one of its own: longtime housing Commissioner Karen Peoples. ...more

July 16, 2008

The recent upheaval at the Brooksville Housing Authority has spawned an entrepreneurial endeavor. ...more

June 27, 2008

FORMER BOARD MEMBER TEAMS WITH WIFE OF CONTRACTOR WITH ACTIVE LAWSUIT ...more

June 26, 2008

AVON PARK — The Housing Authority of Avon Park's plans to acquire Ridgedale Apartments have stalled after the complex's owners balked at the possibility of paying a penalty for dissolving its contract with another management company, authority Executive Director Larry Shoeman said. According to Shoeman, Columbus, Ohio-based Ridgedale LLC needed to make the housing authority the property manager during the rehabilitation work that will be needed for the 36-unit project. To do that, however, Ridgedale needed to ditch its current management company, according to their contract. "The management is not willing to terminate the agreement without a penalty," Shoeman told the Housing Authority of Avon Park's Board of Commissioners Wednesday evening. "We're at an impasse at this point." ...more

June 22, 2008

A free event will give potential homeowners an opportunity to learn about the home-buying process. ...more

June 21, 2008

A former Tampa Housing Authority official was sentenced Thursday morning to two years in federal prison for his role in a scheme to steal more than $140,000 in federal rent subsidies. ...more

June 6, 2008

TAMPA - A former Tampa Housing Authority official was sentenced this morning to two years in federal prison for his role in a scheme to steal more than $140,000 in federal rent subsidies. ...more

June 5, 2008

AVON PARK — "It's not like they have been collecting dust," Avon Park Police Cmdr. Mike Rowan said, but the department's four bicycles haven't seen much use outside of special events and odd assignments. They've been sitting inside the station since the last Christmas parade. The last time they were used for catching crooks was several months ago while Rowan and three other officers were looking for a cat burglar. ...more

June 2, 2008

AVON PARK — "It's not like they have been collecting dust," Avon Park Police Cmdr. Mike Rowan said, but the department's four bicycles haven't seen much use outside of special events and odd assignments. They've been sitting inside the station since the last Christmas parade. The last time they were used for catching crooks was several months ago while Rowan and three other officers were looking for a cat burglar. And for a regular patrol? Then-chief Tony Velong used to ride around town back in the early '90s, and the city had one officer patrolling from his bike 10 years ago. ...more

June 1, 2008