Tag: Section 8
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Upcoming City Law To Give Low-Income San Diegans More Housing Opportunities
Families can wait 10 years to receive a government voucher that helps pay the rent, but some landlords don’t accept them. A new city ordinance in San Diego will change that.
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Mayor Calls On Landlords to Open Doors to Section 8 Tenants
Photo Credit: The AjA Project By Megan Burks In his State of the City address Thursday, San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer announced the “Housing Our Heroes” initiative. It calls on landlords to rent to homeless veterans and could be the missing piece of the puzzle, say those working on the problem. In 2014, San Diego…
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Wait Times Grow Longer In San Diego For Section 8 Housing
By Megan Burks San Diegans who receive rental assistance are having a harder time finding landlords willing to accept their Section 8 vouchers. San Diego Housing Commission Vice President Jeff Davis said the house hunt for Section 8 tenants has stretched from about 30 days to 45. The vacancy rate for rentals in the county…
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Landlord Got $500K in Public Subsidies While Maintaining Substandard Conditions
Brian O’Shea has made his City Heights apartment a home. A large Chargers flag covers its main wall. Framed scriptures remind him of the strength he mustered several years back to kick his drinking habit. Cowboy hats hang on the wall like plaques, commemorating his time as a bull rider at local rodeos. But the apartment…
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Section 8, Zero Tolerance and One Family Pushed to the Brink
As zero tolerance falls out of fashion in other sectors, a Clinton-era housing rule remains and puts families at risk of homelessness. Cheryl Canson and her two children know the impact it can have first-hand. Because a family member committed a crime in their home, the entire family lost its Section 8 voucher and now…