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Tacoma Housing Authority reports pipeline growth and warns of eviction-moratorium and federal-funding risks
Summary
Tacoma Housing Authority told committee it has added hundreds of affordable units since 2023 but is seeing a mismatch between subsidized rents and local incomes, rising rent arrears tied to the winter eviction moratorium, and potential federal funding uncertainty.
A representative of the Tacoma Housing Authority briefed the Community Vitality and Safety Committee on Feb. 13, reporting growth in the agency's development pipeline but flagging financial pressures tied to tenant delinquency, a winter eviction moratorium and uncertainty around federal funds.
The THA representative said the authority serves more than 10,000 people in about 4,500 households and that its recent development work includes Housing Hilltop (231 units), project-based voucher contracts on multiple properties, and Mercy Housing's Aviva Crossing (expected to deliver 129 units). The authority said it has added 349 units since 2023 and expects to exceed 600 units once Aviva Crossing is completed.
The THA representative outlined a mismatch at Housing…
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