Tenant & Landlord Groups Both Support a Proposed State Housing Voucher. Why Hasn't it Passed? - City Limits

Tenant & Landlord Groups Both Support a Proposed State Housing Voucher. Why Hasn't it Passed? - City Limits

Supporters of the Housing Access Voucher Program say it’s needed now more than ever to curb rising homelessness, and as another federal rent subsidy is expected to run out of funding next year. But Gov. Kathy Hochul has yet to embrace the initiative. Tenant organizers with the Housing Justice for All Coalition rallying at the Capitol building in Albany on March 19, 2024. They’re once again pushing for the Housing Access Voucher Program (HAVP) to…

Don't make investors queue up to wait for approval of social housing sales applications. Local management agencies should review buyers. Those who are eligible should be given a certificate to register to buy a house in any project.

Democrats look to boost housing vouchers for growing cities

A coalition of bicameral Democratic lawmakers in the Senate and House of Representatives have introduced a new bill on Monday that seeks to update the formula for determining the allocation of affordable housing vouchers to growing cities. Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, has introduced the bill alongside Nevada senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D) and Jacky Rosen (D). Rep. Dina Titus (D-Nev.) is slated to i…