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HRA reports long voucher waiting list and housing assistance spending; plans to reopen wait list
Summary
The HRA reported recent housing-assistance payments of roughly $94,000 (Nov) and $92,000 (Dec), a waiting list of 198 people (116 Fergus Falls residents), and a public housing inventory of 67 units; staff said the waiting list was closed last year and is expected to reopen in about six months.
Michael, representing the HRA, updated the committee on voucher programs, payment standards and public housing inventory.
He distributed handouts, including an attorney general’s guide to tenant and landlord rights, and explained how HRA programs define eligibility by area median income bands and set payment standards (rent plus utilities). Michael said the HRA’s board had approved payment standards…
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