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The federal government says new safety standards and building materials mean home buyers priced out of site-built houses have viable options. As storms become stronger and more frequent, experts are tempering expectations.

The rules will affect new residential construction projects funded by the federal Housing and Rural Development agency. Now, lawmakers are pushing the agency that oversees the nation’s two largest mortgage backers to adopt similar measures.

A squatter took possession early last year and refuses to leave, and police can’t force entry without a court-ordered eviction, according to Belleville officials.

All of the 2,203 public housing tenants make less than $9,000. Leaders of the housing authority hope these renovations will attract residents and help beat generational poverty.

This article originally appeared in the Belleville News-Democrat.The courtyard at the Roosevelt Homes public housing complex on North 44th Street is…

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