Texas Rep. Chris Turner, a Grand Prairie Democrat, led passage of a new law that prohibits HOAs from discriminating against tenants who use Section 8 vouchers...
Calling it a “segregation loophole,” Oliver noted there was no state or federal law forbidding HOAs from implementing such bans.
The master-planned community in eastern Denton County has about 2,200 homes, a swimming pool, pavilions, a clubhouse, small lakes and trails, according to its website.Housing voucher recipients in the neighborhood said some homeowners did not want low-income neighbors. One tenant, Revisha Threat, said she and her family did not feel welcome or safe in the area and have received death threats.
“We simply cannot allow these associations to become a vehicle for discrimination, even in isolated cases,” Turner, a Democrat, said in a statement. “Section 8 Vouchers assist low income Texans in affording decent, safe, and sanitary housing. There is no reasonable justification for banning these residents from living in any neighborhood.”
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