Developers taking city incentives will have to take housing vouchers, too
New ordinance only applies to projects going forward
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SAN ANTONIO – Taking city incentives like fee waivers or tax abatements now means housing developments in San Antonio will be required to accept Section 8 housing vouchers from their renters.
Landlords don’t generally have to accept housing vouchers, and the people who receive them often spend months trying to find a place that will take them. But the San Antonio City Council unanimously passed an ordinance Thursday that bans property owners who receive city incentives from refusing to rent to someone who wants to use a housing voucher or other federal housing assistance to help pay their rent.
Removing barriers - San Antonians with vouchers won t be denied housing at city-funded rentals
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The San Antonio City Council approved a housing policy Thursday morning that requires partners with the city to accept Section 8 and Veterans Affairs housing vouchers as a source of income. (Kin Man Hui/San Antonio Express-News)Kin Man Hui /Staff photographer
Potential tenants can no longer be denied housing because of how they pay their rent if their landlords are partners with the city.
The San Antonio City Council approved a housing policy Thursday morning that requires rental projects that partner with the city to accept Section 8 and Veterans Affairs housing vouchers as a source of income.
Report: Pandemic changes prompting some San Antonio renters to move from downtown to suburbs
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Rent growth stayed relatively flat in the San Antonio area last year, according to a report by the San Antonio Apartment Association.Staff file photo
Opportunities to work remotely, skip commuting, spread out in more space and spend less on rent prompted some residents to move farther away from San Antonio’s urban core last year, a report by the San Antonio Apartment Association suggests.
And while home prices rose last year amid a tight supply and low interest rates, average rent and occupancy in the area stayed largely flat as rental assistance programs provided aid, landlords offered deals to help keep tenants in their buildings and developers completed new apartments.