RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority (RRHA) announced Tuesday that an ombudsman position has been established within the Affordable Housing department.
The housing authority is not bringing in a new person for the role, and have instead chosen Dasmyne Harrison — the current executive assistant to the senior Vice President of Affordable Housing — to have an expanded role and serve as ombudsman.
The function of an ombudsman is to establish communication between residents and landlords for the purpose of voicing concerns while providing fair and impartial assistance, per the RRHA release…