In accordance with Section 250.007(c) of the Texas Local Government Code, as amended, the city hereby creates and implements the following voluntary program to encourage acceptance of housing vouchers, including vouchers directly or indirectly funded by the federal government.
(a) Subsidy or financial award. All housing accommodations that benefit from a subsidy or financial award, as defined in Section 20A-3, approved by the city council on or after the effective date of this ordinance must:
(1) not discriminate against holders of any housing vouchers, including vouchers directly or indirectly funded by the federal government; and
(b) Financial award. Multifamily housing accommodations that benefit from a financial award approved by the city council on or after the effective date of this ordinance must make best efforts to lease up to 10 percent of the dwelling units to holders of housing vouchers, including vouchers directly or indirectly funded by the federal government, for a minimum of 15 years from the date of the initial issuance of the housing accommodation's certificate of occupancy. Multifamily has the meaning assigned in Section 51A-4.209
(b)(5) of the Dallas Development Code, as amended. In this section, best efforts means compliance with Section 20A-4.1
(a), compliance with the incentive agreement related to the financial award, and submission of the evidence of compliance to the director of the department administering the financial award. (Ord. Nos. 30246
; 32195
)