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.
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A supporter for District 2 candidate Pharaoh Clark moves a sign in a a field of signs at Lions Field Park as early voting for municipal elections in San Antonio gets underway on Monday, Apr. 19, 2021. Early voter turnout appeared light at several locations as canvassers and some seeking election or re-election made stops to polling sites.Kin Man Hui, San Antonio Express-News / Staff photographer
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Future San Antonio developments may risk losing funding if they deny tenants with housing vouchers
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If passed, an ordinance would prevent rental developments receiving city-funded economic incentives from discriminating against tenants because of their source of income, such as housing vouchers through the San Antonio Housing Authority or the Housing Authority of Bexar County. (Kin Man Hui/San Antonio Express-News)Kin Man Hui /Staff photographer
Future housing developments that get funding from the City of San Antonio could soon lose that money if they deny tenants that pay with housing vouchers.
If passed, an ordinance would prevent future housing developments receiving city-funded economic incentives from discriminating against tenants because of their source of income, such as housing vouchers through the San Antonio Housing Authority or the Housing Authority of Bexar County.
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