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Manassas Park expands workforce-dwelling eligibility to all city employees
Summary
Council approved a resolution to broaden eligibility for the workforce dwelling-unit (WDU) program to all full-time city employees after staff reported current job-class restrictions left few applicants; program rules require first-time homebuyer status, a 620 FICO minimum, under 80% AMI, $2,000 earnest money, and a 1% down payment.
The Manassas Park City Council voted to amend the city's committed attainable for-sale housing policy to expand workforce dwelling-unit (WDU) eligibility to any city employee who otherwise meets the policy's financial and program criteria.
Staff explained the background: the policy adopted in September 2024 included affordable and workforce dwelling-unit provisions meant to support homeownership and wealth building. Under the earlier WDU eligibility list (teachers, police, firefighters, EMTs and certain social services staff), staff said most applicants…
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