HUD appoint senior public housing specialist to manage
operations of housing agency
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
(HUD) and Miami-Dade County have reached an agreement to settle the
lawsuit the County filed to block HUD from taking control of the
Miami-Dade Housing Agency (MDHA). This settlement allows HUD to take
possession of the embattled housing agency on October 26.
HUD
and the County reached an agreement that would give HUD control over
all MDHA's activities, including its public housing and Housing
Choice Voucher (Section 8) programs.
"I'm
pleased HUD and the County have been able to form a partnership that
will best serve the residents of Miami-Dade and the greater
community," said HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson. "HUD will work with
the local officials to get the agency back on track to serve Miami's
most vulnerable citizens."
HUD
has appointed Donald J. "DJ" LaVoy, a HUD senior advisor in the
Office of Public and Indian Housing, to be the oversight
administrator who will be responsible for overseeing MDHA's
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LaVoy has wide experience in assisting public housing
authorities operate more efficiently, and previously headed HUD's
Real Estate Assessment Center, which is responsible for reviewing
all public housing authorities nationwide. He has also worked
closely with housing authorities to assist them with their HOPE VI
developments to ensure new mixed-income communities are completed in
a timely manner. |
HUD Secretary highlights critical housing initiatives in Keynote
address to National Association of Home Builders in Orlando
Florida.
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