The small red house on North Mississippi Avenue has been in the Kinney family for 65 years and has been the site of protests since September, when authorities tried to evict them after the mortgage lapsed. Calls to the Kinney family were not answered or returned. In a YouTube video, William Kinney said the loan was predatory. "This agreement is an important step toward de-escalation and a long-term resolution for the neighborhood and the Kinney family," the mayor said in a statement. "We’ve already offered to sell back the property at cost because of course we’ve paid taxes, legal fees, bank fees, etc."

Source: Fox News December 17, 2020 02:03 UTC