housing authority
Public residence agency
A housing authority is a government agency that manages public housing and administers rental assistance programs for low-income residents.
Most U.S. cities and counties have one: The housing authority maintains a waiting list for subsidized apartments.
Housing authorities typically oversee building maintenance, tenant eligibility, and Section 8 voucher distribution.
- Section 8Federally subsidized rental assistance
- rentPayment for temporary use
- tenant screeningAssessing potential renters
- zoning boardMunicipal land-use authority
- rental assistanceFinancial help for tenants
waitlist · income limits · oversight committee · local government · poverty alleviation · HUD · public assistance · emergency shelters · urban renewal projects · subsidized · regulatory body · anti-discrimination policies · community engagement · affordable · waiting list · welfare · community · lease
- government bodiesagency, bureau, legislature, department, ministry
- public servicespolice, police department, police station, police stations, police patrols
- social servicessocial workers, social work, social services, welfare office, case workers
- urban neighborhoodneighborhood, block party, corner store, sidewalk, stoop
- California governmentstate constitution, legislature, executive branch, judicial branch, governor
- East GermanyStasi, GDR, DDR, Berlin Wall, East Germany
housing authorityreal estate investor
One who buys land professionally
slumlord · REIT · speculator