The Charlotte City Council approved a proposal to turn an apartment complex in south Charlotte into affordable housing during Monday’s meeting.
Councilmembers said the move will lower rent at the Charlotte Woods apartments to between $250 and $1,000 per month. On top of making rent more affordable and housing more acceptable, renovations to windows, roofs, heating, and cooling systems
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Residents at Charlotte Woods apartments said doing so would make a world of difference, and would even allow them to save more money.
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“As far as the inside, the inside is beautiful, and that’s why I fell in love with it,” Deborah Jordan said.
Jordan loves her home. Still, she faces a tough reality each month.
“Sometimes you’re like ‘should I go to the doctor or should I pay rent,’ which is very important,” she said.
Jordan said she pays …