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Manassas Park council eases eligibility for city homeownership program
Summary
The council approved staff recommendations to expand eligibility for the city’s attainable homeownership program, allowing co‑signers and cash gifts, removing a six‑month residency/employment requirement, and raising AMI bands to broaden access to ADU and WDU units. Staff will re‑evaluate prior applicants under the new rules.
Manassas Park city leaders on May 5 approved changes to the city’s attainable for‑sale housing policy to broaden eligibility for affordable dwelling units (ADUs) and workforce dwelling units (WDUs).
Randy Knight, the city’s director of social services, told the council that two ADU units had sold but two WDU units remained unsold and that 18 previous WDU applicants were determined ineligible under existing rules. “So what we’re here tonight to ask for is the changes — allow co‑signers for both programs to include relatives and non‑married partners, adjust the AMI percentages, remove the six‑month residency requirement and allow…
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