Finding stable housing wasn’t easy for Kimyade Richardson-Keys and his wife. But after a difficult stretch last spring and summer — including repeated rejections from landlords who refused to accept their housing choice vouchers — the family has now spent a year settled in their current home in Southside Richmond and recently watched their twins graduate from high school.
Their struggle ultimately led to a housing discrimination settlement.
Richardson-Keys, a gastroenterologist technician, and his wife, a caretaker, have maintained good credit and supported their family financially. Their housing choice voucher helps reduce living expenses, especially because, he said, insurance does not cover medications critical for maintaining Richardson-Key’s kidney transplant…