CITY WINS $1 MILLION MORE TO HOUSE POOR.Byline: Helen Gao Staff Writer GLENDALE - Citing a long waiting list and a high residential vacancy VACANCY. A place which is empty. The term is principally applied to cases where an office is not filled. 2. By the constitution of the United States, the president has the power to fill up vacancies that may happen during the recess of the senate. rate, Glendale won an additional $1 million from the federal government to fund 190 more housing vouchers for low-income families, officials said Monday. This latest allocation The apportionment or designation of an item for a specific purpose or to a particular place. In the law of trusts, the allocation of cash dividends earned by a stock that makes up the principal of a trust for a beneficiary usually means that the dividends will be treated as represents the second time within a year that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has increased the number of vouchers for Glendale. In October, the city received 127 additional vouchers. Ray Vargas, Glendale's housing programs administrator, said there are 12,500 families on the waiting list for Housing Choice Vouchers, formerly known as Section 8 vouchers and certificates. At the same time, he noted, the vacancy rate in the city hovers between 1 and 2 percent. ``HUD's (funding) criteria is weighted very much on the housing needs of the communities,'' Vargas said. ``We have a large population of renters who pay more than half of their household income for rent.'' According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the 1990 census, more than 10,000 households in the city qualify for federal housing assistance, placing Glendale ninth among 284 California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). communities in need of affordable housing. Under HUD Hud (h  d), a pre-Qur'anic prophet of Islam. Hud unsuccessfully exhorted his South Arabian people, the Ad, to worship the One God. regulations, Vargas said, military veterans and their
survivors on the waiting list will get first priority, followed by
elderly and disabled households and extremely low-income families.
The income limits to qualify for vouchers are capped at $19,100 for one person; $21,800 for a two-person household; $24,550 for a three-person household; and $27,250 for a four-person household. Getting a voucher A receipt or release which provides evidence of payment or other discharge of a debt, often for purposes of reimbursement, or attests to the accuracy of the accounts. , however, will not guarantee low-income families a place to live. Many voucher holders, Vargas said, have a hard time renting an apartment because landlords are swamped "Swamped" is the seventeenth episode of The Batman's second season. It originally aired in North America on June 11, 2005. Plot Synopsis Killer Croc, a half-man, half reptile plans to submerge all of Gotham in water in order to facilitate his plundering of the city. by dozens of applications for each vacancy. Many landlords ultimately rent to unsubsidized tenants because voucher holders require additional paperwork. ``It's not unusual for a landlord to report there are 40 to 50 applicants for one available vacancy,'' Vargas said. ``That makes qualifying for Section 8 the first step. The next step is for tenants to secure the participation of landlords.'' In May, the last month for which data is available, 24 percent of the city's voucher holders were not able to secure apartments. Vouchers typically expire expire /ex·pire/ (ek-spi´er) 1. to exhale. 2. to die. ex·pire v. 1. To breathe one's last breath; die. 2. To exhale. after 120 days. Vargas said the city has to frequently extend the deadline, sometimes for up to as long as six months, to give voucher holders enough time to find an apartment. In anticipation of the funding, city officials have already started checking the eligibility of those on the waiting list so vouchers can be given out as soon as they become available. Vargas said it will take at least 60 days before HUD and the city sign a funding agreement Funding Agreement Illiquid insurance contracts that provide guaranteed principal repayment and interest payments for a predetermined period of time. Notes: Funding agreements are marketed to mutual fund companies and municipal reinvestments. . Currently, 1,394 families in the city rely on housing assistance. |
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