A recent article, highlighted by the California Department of Housing and Community Development, brings to our attention the growing number of older, scattered-site affordable housing resources which are being sold to new owners. In the last six months, the Santa Rosa Housing Authority (I’m a newly-appointed member) has authorized the sale of six key low income housing properties built and previously operated by Community Action Partnership of Sonoma County and Community Housing Sonoma County. The reasons for the sales were stated as the lack of available operating revenue from rents for maintenance and tenant support.
The article provides the background for what it expects to be a greatly expanded pattern of such sales, describes its broader impact, and poses some solutions. I would encourage comments to this post, and to the County and City housing authorities.
Homeless Emergency Assistance Program Association 