HUD: Orphans should be allowed to stay in their home

This morning's rally ended with clapping and cheers.

After months of silence, officials at the Illinois branch of HUD have stated that Erica Bledsoe and her nieces and nephew should not be evicted from their home in Rogers Park and will be allowed to remain living there.

The case has been going on for over a year, ever since Erica's mother, Rosetta Bledsoe died last September. She was the guardian to her three grandchildren, and her sudden death shocked the family and put their home in jeopardy. Even though the children were on the lease and have the legal right to stay in the apartment as remaining family members, the company that owns their Section 8 apartment, Northpoint, was trying to throw the family out.

And now the case is nearly over.

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