Polk, Dallas and Warren counties have at least 10,811 low-income housing units that were built with money from federal housing programs, a new report shows.
Over the next five years, 741 of the rental units have the potential of losing their income-restricted rental status as contracts are fulfilled for tax credits and other federal funding, the study by the Polk County Housing Trust Fund in partnership with Capital Crossroads shows.
“We don’t want this housing to blend into the background,” Matt Hauge, the trust’s director of communications and community outreach, said. “It is a huge community asset and housing that people really need.”…