$500,000 incentive to boost housing voucher acceptance

SAN ANTONIO — District 5 Councilwoman Teri Castillo proposed a $500,000 program Tuesday to incentivize landlords to accept federal housing vouchers, a move she says could house 900 families.

The proposal, which will be finalized during upcoming budget talks, follows a recent move by Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones to ban landlords from rejecting veterans’ vouchers. Castillo called the plans complementary but urged further discussion on the ban…

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