Atlanta Housing administers the federal Housing Choice Voucher program for city renters, and Atlanta's 2017 source-of-income ordinance requires private landlords to consider voucher holders on the same terms as cash-paying applicants.
Atlanta Housing (formerly the Atlanta Housing Authority) is the local public housing authority running the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program for thousands of Fulton and DeKalb County households. Voucher holders pay roughly 30% of adjusted income toward rent, with the federal subsidy covering the difference up to a Payment Standard tied to HUD's Atlanta Fair Market Rent. Landlords sign a HAP contract and must pass a HUD HQS inspection. Unlike most Georgia cities, Atlanta requires participation under Ord. 17-O-1132's source-of-income protection: landlords cannot refuse vouchers as a class. Project-Based Voucher set-asides at developments like Ashley Auburn Pointe expand opportunities in mixed-income projects.
Refusing to consider voucher applicants on the same terms as cash applicants may violate Atlanta's source-of-income ordinance, exposing landlords to civil penalties and HUD complaints.
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