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.
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Lack of water and power has not made weathering the recent winter storm easy in San Antonio.
Some Texans have lost all power, some are without water, and many are lining up outside H-E-Bs across the state to buy food, propane and bottled water.
Dya Campos said lines are long because the Texas grocery chain wants to keep its Partners safe. She’s the director of public and governmental affairs for H-E-B San Antonio. If Partners are unable to safely reach the store, then you know, we ve made the decision to go ahead and operate the store on very limited capacity. And that is the reason for the lines primarily, she said. We have some stores that typically operate with 250 to 300 partners that are operating with about 30 to 40.
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