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Oxnard Housing Authority pursues HUD RAD conversion for three public‑housing sites
Summary
After an extended Q&A, the Oxnard Housing Authority moved to submit a Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) conversion application for an initial set of public‑housing sites and approved a technical assistance contract with a low‑income housing tax credit consultant.
The Oxnard Housing Authority voted to pursue a HUD Rental Assistance Demonstration conversion and to continue paying a consultant to prepare the application and financial analysis, officials said at the council meeting.
Housing Director Emilio Ramirez told the council the RAD conversion would change the way the authority receives operating subsidies — converting properties from traditional public housing into a Section 8‑assisted model that would allow the authority to collect market rents covered by vouchers. "The tenants will not be adversely impacted at all. They don't have to move. They can transition in place," Ramirez said.
The action advances an initial application covering three public‑housing sites that the authority brought forward for the conversion pilot. Ramirez said the authority ultimately owns 523 public‑housing units across Oxnard and that the plan is to convert the full stock over time; the first application is…
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