More than 13,000 Franklin County households pay their landlords with federal housing vouchers administered through the Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority.
CMHA dropped CGI, the former contractor of the voucher program, this year after consistent problems. The transition started in February, but there are still problems. CMHA is failing to pay some landlords, which is resulting in some tenants being threatened with eviction.
CMHA spokesperson Aaron Schopp said in an email the organization is “working through some final processes related to our software conversion.”…