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Housing authority explains large drop in waiting‑list count after HUD update
Summary
Iowa City Housing Authority staff told council a federally recommended waiting‑list update removed many nonresponsive applicants; residents with local addresses were not dropped and dropped applicants may be reactivated for six months.
Rachel Carter, housing administrator for the Housing Authority and Neighborhood and Development Services, briefed council on a recent waiting‑list update required under HUD guidance that she and staff described in the meeting as a “purge.” Carter said the update sought to confirm continued interest and current household information for people on the Housing Choice Voucher and public‑housing waiting lists.
Carter said the agency mailed update forms this spring to applicants who were not in the housing authority’s top preference…
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