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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I hope they make a mental health screening before accepting possible tenants.

The Housing First policy applied by the DCHA has been a disaster. It has destroyed the peaceful living of so many communities around DC because they populated those communities with people with severe mental issues.[/quote]

Destroyed? Highly doubtful. I'd much rather see them housed than living in tents on the street.[/quote]

I guess you has been living in a bubble. There are so many cases of people with mental issues assaulting condo's staff or residents. There other cases with people with criminal records (sexual offenders, pedophiles, etc.) living in condos where there are children. Nobody wants to have a sexual offender neighbor specially if you have children. There are mental facilities for those kind of people.

What is the problem with screening people for mental health issues or criminal record before inserting them in a community?

I have no problem with Affordable housing, but the way that is has been implemented by the DCHA is a disaster.

Here are some examples of many:

[b]"D.C. housed the homeless in upscale apartments. It hasn’t gone as planned."[/b]
https://www.reddit.com/r/washingtondc/comments/be19wp/dc_housed_the_homeless_in_upscale_apartments_it/?rdt=50224

[b]"Apartment updates: Police calls rise, case managers remain absent, and tenant leaders continue to press for change"[/b]
https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/home-front/apartment-updates-police-calls-rise-case-managers-remain-absent-and-tenant-leaders-continue-to-press-for-change/

[b]"MPD referred three Van Ness apartment buildings to DC AG’s “nuisance” property office"[/b]
"https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/mpd-referred-three-van-ness-apartment-buildings-to-dc-ags-nuisance-property-office/

[b]"Residents and landlords speak at an apartment-focused Council hearing on crime"[/b]
https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/home-front/residents-and-landlords-speak-at-an-apartment-focused-council-hearing-on-crime/[/quote]

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