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Housing authority approves development of landlord incentive program to preserve Section 8 units
Summary
The New Brunswick Housing Authority voted to advance a CSG Consulting–designed landlord incentive program and authorized staff to finalize program details, with a consultant cost cap of $17,500 and a commitment of up to $1 million from reserves if available.
The New Brunswick Housing Authority on Tuesday voted to move forward with a landlord incentive program presented by CSG Consulting that aims to encourage small landlords to maintain and rent units to Section 8 voucher holders. The board approved proceeding with program development and set a not-to-exceed consultant cost of $17,500 while committing up to $1,000,000 from reserves for a pilot program “if available.”
The program, as presented by Tanya Dempsey of CSG and project manager Jordan Thomas, would offer grants to private landlords for repairs and upgrades tied to commitments to house voucher holders. “Maybe the total funding pool is, you know, a million dollars, and maybe we're giving people grants up to 20,000 per project,” Dempsey said during the presentation. The presentation described eligible uses similar to public…
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