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Burlington Housing Authority is an independent nonprofit[1] public housing authority in parts of Chittenden County, Vermont.[2] It is the oldest and largest municipally chartered housing authority in Vermont.[3] The Executive Director as of 2023 is Steven Murray.[4] It is managed by a board of five, with members appointed by the Burlington mayor, though the authority is not a city department.[5] There exists a resident advisory board [6]. BHA is known to manage properties, to charge rent on properties it manages, [7] to hear complaints related to public housing in Burlington,[8] to provide rent assistance[9] [10] [11] (in 2016, it allocated 1,800 rental vouchers under Section 8),[12] and to help Section 8 voucher holders find housing.[13] A majority of BHA's $22 million budget comes from HUD.[14]
Properties
editAmong properties known to be managed by BHA are:
- 10 N Champlain St [15]
- Decker Towers [15]
- South Square [15]
- 101 College Street [16]
- Franklin Square [17]
- Bobbin Mill [18]
- Wharf Lane [18]
References
edit- ^ https://vtdigger.org/2023/08/28/amid-safety-concerns-some-decker-towers-residents-fight-to-take-our-building-back/
- ^ https://vtdigger.org/2023/11/02/housing-vouchers-will-go-further-as-federal-government-takes-note-of-vermonts-costly-rental-market/
- ^ https://www.sevendaysvt.com/news/burlington-housing-authority-mum-on-leadership-shuffle-3899536
- ^ https://vtdigger.org/2023/08/28/amid-safety-concerns-some-decker-towers-residents-fight-to-take-our-building-back/
- ^ https://www.sevendaysvt.com/OffMessage/archives/2016/12/13/burlington-housing-authority-director-placed-on-leave
- ^ https://vtdigger.org/2023/08/28/amid-safety-concerns-some-decker-towers-residents-fight-to-take-our-building-back/
- ^ https://www.sevendaysvt.com/news/out-of-house-and-home-chittenden-county-landlords-are-evicting-at-a-record-pace-but-its-the-sheriff-who-comes-knocking-39672913
- ^ https://www.wcax.com/2023/08/17/tenants-complain-burlington-apartment-building-is-plagued-by-drugs-crime/
- ^ https://vtdigger.org/2023/12/12/nearly-100-new-apartments-coming-to-south-burlington-most-at-affordable-rates/
- ^ https://www.mynbc5.com/article/south-burlington-motel-converted-to-affordable-housing-units/45195646#
- ^ https://www.wcax.com/2023/09/18/new-life-old-south-burlington-motel-affordable-housing/
- ^ https://www.sevendaysvt.com/OffMessage/archives/2016/12/13/burlington-housing-authority-director-placed-on-leave
- ^ https://www.sevendaysvt.com/news/burlington-officials-are-fed-up-with-a-notorious-church-street-apartment-building-39187916
- ^ https://www.sevendaysvt.com/news/burlington-housing-authority-mum-on-leadership-shuffle-3899536
- ^ a b c [1] Archived August 27, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ https://www.sevendaysvt.com/news/burlington-housing-authority-mum-on-leadership-shuffle-3899536
- ^ https://www.sevendaysvt.com/OffMessage/archives/2016/12/13/burlington-housing-authority-director-placed-on-leave
- ^ a b https://www.sevendaysvt.com/news/house-rules-weed-remains-illegal-for-federally-subsidized-tenants-15662759