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Housing Authority adds vouchers, plans to eliminate security deposits and expand maintenance staffing, executive says
Summary
The Jersey City Housing Authority told the council it will add hundreds of housing vouchers, eliminate security deposits for new tenants, and expand maintenance staffing and overnight boiler‑mechanic coverage as it moves to assume additional properties.
Steve Cia, executive director of the Jersey City Housing Authority, told the municipal council the authority has added 750 housing vouchers this year and plans to add another 500 in the near term, a move he said will increase rental subsidy capacity in the city.
Cia outlined several policy changes and operational steps his agency is taking. He said the authority plans to eliminate security deposits going forward and to refund existing security deposits to…
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