High rents, lack of affordable housing and limits on what type of housing can be built in Jacksonville are the main causes of our housing crisis locally, according to the mayor's office.
“Yeah, they don’t take section 8. Ten times out of ten they’re not taking section 8,” Murray said.
She is far from alone. Problems like hers and others are what the Housing Transition Subcommittee has been looking into. In their report to the mayor - it focuses on three goals:Appoint a chief housing officer whose job would be to focus on the housing crisisThat is the board’s new term for what’s often called affordable housing.They want to see zoning codes changed to allow for more multi-family units like duplexes be built in the urban core.
Other goals: to strengthen housing and resident stability, help with eviction prevention and create a housing resource center. During the meetings there have been complaints and concerns about corporate landlords basically buying up property and not making them readily available to low and moderate income households. That is what Murray is concerned about.We reached out to the housing subcommittee chair, and to some of the corporate landlords that have been criticized. The ones we spoke with said for the most part they take vouchers, but not in all cases.
We are also checking with Mayor Deegan about her thoughts on this final report. We’ll update this story with her response when we get it.
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