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BHA to Make 700 Units Available to Disabled

BOSTON-The Boston Housing Authority signs a Voluntary Compliance Agreement to make 700 affordable housing units available to disabled residents. The agreement comes in the wake of a review by the federal government's Housing and Urban Development.

By Naomi Grossman | Updated on April 08, 2002

BOSTON-The Boston Housing Authority has signed a Voluntary Compliance Agreement committing to making 700 affordable housing units available to disabled residents. The agreement was signed with the federal government’s Housing and Urban Development.

According to the terms of the agreement, the BHA will make 5% of its housing stock–approximately 13,800 units–fully accessible to those with mobility impairments. The structural modifications necessary for this commitment need to begin by this July and be completed by the end of December 2005.

The BHA will also need to make information regarding its new programs accessible to those with disabilities and enhance its process for assigning vacant units to “further assure that families needing those features occupy units with accessibility features.” Consultation with advocates of the disabled will also need to be improved and vacancies will be referred to a statewide registry of accessible housing. Training to key staff on the provisions of the agreement as well as on compliance with disability laws will also be required.

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