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[quote=Anonymous][quote]The issues of moving people from parks and Union Station directly into large NW apartment buildings full of families and the vulnerable elderly are obvious.

https://twitter.com/kevinvdahlgren/status/1637845136255365120

However, HUD funded "Housing First," a program that began in CA and which became federal under Bush, does not allow any conditions for vouchers. No treatment for mental health or addiction can be required. Property managers do not have the skills to manage what in essence can become private public housing or shelters, just without rules or security. Residents paying market rate have no recourse. There are no caps on number or % of vouchers per building.

The City can offer services, but participation and acceptance are completely voluntary. A tenant with a voucher does not have to undergo treatment for addiction or mental illness, train for a job, or even open the door to a social worker.[/quote]

You forgot to add that under DC Landlord Tenant law, it is essentially impossible to evict a tenant for anything other than non-payment of rent, and the rent of voucher tenants is guaranteed.  That leaves building managers and owners in a terrible position---they can't evict tenants who create a disruptive and threatening environment, and a disruptive and threatening environment will result in market rate tenants moving out.  And the building cannot charge higher rates for voucher tenants, even though the building may have to spend significant money in extra security to handle chronically disruptive and/or mentally ill tenants.[/quote]

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