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Last week, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ordered a halt to the sale of the Driftwood Apartment complex in Wilmington. The sale process threatens to displace vulnerable, disabled residents, and caught local and state officials off guard.
Driftwood Apartments is a 14-unit complex, dedicated to formerly homeless residents with disabilities. It’s privately owned, and managed by
Letter received by Driftwood residents.
Credit Benjamin Schachtman
Susan Harris says she’s lived at Driftwood for fifteen years. She says WHFD gave her less than a month to vacate. Harris says she currently has a lease that doesn t expire until May.