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Pasco commissioners press housing authority on voucher portability, local preference limits
Summary
Pasco County Housing Authority staff told commissioners federal rules limit local residency restrictions for Housing Choice Vouchers; commissioners discussed pursuing state and national advocacy to change portability rules and asked for more local outreach and advertising controls.
Pasco County commissioners pressed the Pasco County Housing Authority on federal rules that let people from outside the county apply for Housing Choice Vouchers and on how the authority advertises its waiting list.
The discussion at the Sept. meeting centered on how the voucher program — often called Section 8 and governed by HUD’s regulations in 24 CFR — is administered locally and whether the county can prioritize local residents more strongly. Interim Community Development Director Mary Theriong and Pasco County Housing Authority board chair David Lambert briefed the commission and answered commissioners’ questions.
Commissioners said they were concerned that the authority’s required national advertising and a one-day residency standard for local…
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