Government,
Administrative/Regulatory
Feb. 15, 2019
Closing the door on Section 8 housing discrimination opens many more
Eleven low-income people trying to secure affordable housing in Santa Monica in 2018 all got good news — followed hard by bad news.
Gary W. Rhoades
Civil Rights Attorney Specializing in Fair Housing
Email: garyrhoades2323@gmail.com
UC Davis SOL King Hall; Davis CA
Gary Rhoades was previously the Litigation Director of the Southern California Housing Rights Center and a Deputy City Attorney for Santa Monica, drafting and enforcing the City's laws against housing discrimination and tenant harassment. Gary is currently on the editorial board for the ABA's Human Rights Magazine and Special Counsel for the City of Inglewood's Housing Protection Department.
Eleven low-income people trying to secure affordable housing in Santa Monica in 2018 all got good news -- followed hard by bad news.
The good news came in the form of a letter from the Santa Monica Housing Authority notifying each person that he or she had a new Section 8 housing voucher. Section 8 vouchers are the most common form of housing subsidies dispensed from federal funds to help communities fight homelessness. By paying an...
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