More than 300 residents could be forced out of Guste Homes High Rise in Central City after federal officials said too many units at the public housing complex are vacant.
Residents fill about 77% of the 12-story building’s apartments. But the Department of Housing and Urban Development, which funds the high rise for elderly and disabled people, mandates that at least 88% of the apartments be filled.
In December, HUD told New Orleans’ public housing authority that if a building assessment shows Guste has failed to meet HUD’s rules, the authority must give every Guste resident a voucher to find housing elsewhere in New Orleans over the next five years…