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.
West Side land trust and demolition fund would be first of its kind in San Antonio
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A novel approach to preserving affordable housing for low-income families is percolating on the West Side.
The Esperanza Peace and Justice Center is set to receive $300,000 from the San Antonio Housing Trust Fund and Foundation to set up an emergency demolition fund and a community land trust, which would be the first of its kind in San Antonio.
The fund would be used to save and rehabilitate older houses, which would be required to join the land trust. The trust would rent or resell the houses to families earning up to 30 percent of the area median income.
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San Antonio seeks to float bonds for affordable housing
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Shotgun houses, such as these on West Ashby, have been discussed as potential renovated affordable housing options. Proposition A allows new approaches to affordable housing here.Billy Calzada /Staff file photoShow MoreShow Less
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Larry McCoy, 57, smiles as he talks about his apartment, Friday, April 23, 2021. McCoy, a nine-year Air Force veteran who served in Desert Storm, was homeless, not for the first time, when he was kicked out of a previous apartment in July 2019. Suffering from depression and schizophrenia, he was able to rent the apartment with help from the Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing Voucher program. He moved into the apartment in August 2019.Jerry Lara /San Antonio Express-NewsShow MoreShow Less