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Brandee Perez, the chief operating officer of Opportunity Home San Antonio, discussed the organization’s efforts to provide affordable housing in the area Sunday on Leading SA.
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.