The St. Louis Housing Authority administers federal Housing Choice Vouchers and project-based units, while the city's source-of-income ordinance limits landlords' ability to refuse voucher holders solely because of voucher status.
The St. Louis Housing Authority (SLHA) administers tenant-based Housing Choice Vouchers and project-based assistance under HUD rules. Voucher holders search for private-market units within HUD payment standards, and units must pass an SLHA Housing Quality Standards inspection before assistance flows. The city's source-of-income protections supplement federal rules by prohibiting landlords from rejecting tenants based on the voucher itself, though landlords may still apply consistent credit, criminal-background, and rental-history screening. SLHA also runs the Family Self-Sufficiency program and homeownership-voucher conversion. The city does not administer its own separate municipal voucher program.
Failing an SLHA inspection, charging side payments above contract rent, or refusing vouchers in violation of the city ordinance can result in contract termination, damages, and civil-rights enforcement action.
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