San Antonio Heron / Ben Olivo
The Alazan-Apache public housing challenge on San Antonio’s West Facet is owned and operated by Alternative Residence.
San Antonio public housing group Alternative Residence has launched a brand new emergency rental help fund for households dealing with sudden financial hardship, officers stated Monday.
Phrase of the brand new program comes after MySA and KENS5 reported final month that greater than 600 Alternative Residence tenants had been dealing with eviction over unpaid lease.
These in Alternative Residence-owned properties who face sudden financial hardship and earn lower than 30% of the realm’s median revenue can qualify for the help program. Any who qualify will obtain three months of rental help, which can cowl late charges, Alternative Residence officers stated.
The fund will go into impact Aug. 1.
“This program underscores our dedication to making sure housing stability and safety for our residents dealing with dire circumstances,” Alternative Residence interim president and CEO Michael Reyes stated in an announcement. “By offering well timed emergency rental help, we goal to forestall homelessness and help susceptible households throughout their biggest time of want.”
The brand new program comes simply two weeks after the housing authority’s board of administrators unanimously ousted Ed Hinojosa Jr. from the CEO place.
Hinojosa had held the place for 3 years. His removing got here mere weeks after Alternative Residence despatched out eviction notices to 10% of its tenants, sparking outrage.
These evictions had been an try by Hinojosa to gather unpaid lease to cowl Alternative Residence’s projected $18 million funds shortfall this fiscal yr, the San Antonio Report wrote over the weekend.
In feedback to the San Antonio report, Alternative Residence board chair Gabriel Lopez blamed the shortfall on overstaffing and mismanagement of funds throughout Hinojosa’s watch.
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