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Committee advances ordinance to bar rejecting tenants for using vouchers, forwards measure to full council
Summary
After hours of public testimony, a San Antonio committee voted unanimously to send to the full council a proposed ordinance that would bar denying tenancy because of voucher income for veterans, pairing the measure with a pilot incentive (including $500 landlord payments) and implementation conditions for smaller landlords.
A San Antonio City Council committee voted unanimously April 28 to forward to the full council a proposed ordinance intended to prevent landlords from denying tenants because their rent is paid with housing vouchers, particularly for veterans who use vouchers to secure housing.
The ordinance, sponsored by Councilmember Castillo and described to the committee by Verónica González, a housing-services director, would prohibit operators of rental housing from denying a prospective tenant solely on the basis of voucher income. Staff recommended combining the ordinance with operational fixes the city and partners are already pursuing: bridge financing to cover payment delays, gap funding so rents can match market…
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