Federal Program Offers Incentives To Oakland Landlords Willing To House Homeless Tenants
“’Our goal together is to get 200 new landlords that have never taken a Housing Choice voucher in the past to actually sign up and become part of this partnership,’ said Mayor Libby Schaaf.
The program will also reimburse property owners $2,250 for repairs necessary to meet government housing standards and it will pay participating landlords up to two months’ rent to find a new tenant if there is a vacancy.
The Housing Authority said the vouchers will be used to house former residents of ‘Project Room Key’ hotels, foster youth aging out of the system, and those at risk of homelessness because of gender-based violence. And while there may be fears about renting to the homeless, landlord Clarice Johnson said the Housing Authority did a pretty good job vetting potential tenants for her.”