An investigation by The Oregonian last year found that Section 8 recipients had limited opportunities to live in neighborhoods with low poverty. Over the span of a decade, voucher-use surged in impoverished neighborhoods east of 82nd Avenue, particularly impacting communities of color.
“I do think it will make a difference,” House Speaker Tina Kotek, D-Portland, said Monday. “It creates that door of opportunity” for voucher-holders to apply for housing close to work, kids’ schools and in thriving neighborhoods.
“How you pay for your rent should not be the determining factor of where you get to live,” said Kotek, who proposed the bill.
They have an opportunity to live in a better neighborhood; get a decent paying job and pay your bills!
My friend in CA bought a nice house in a good neighborhood. After the housing bust some of the owners in her neighborhood rented out to section 8. Not long after that the gangs took over.
oh for the joy of being be wealthy enogh to buy the property next door to Tina Kotel and rent it out to section 8 people ... and watch the neighborhood thrive
I sympathize with your friend in CA; here in the Czech Republic, there’s a program similar to Section 8, but you rarely find the participants concentrated in one area or particular neighborhood. There’s exceptions of course; here, the exception is known as ‘ubytovná’ - roughly the equivalent of the old boarding house idea. In reality, it’s more like a flop-house.
I’ve noticed that neighborhoods that have one of these ‘ubytovná’ tend to be a little hinky. Petty crime, mostly, drug dealers, etc. Violent crime here is pretty rare, thankfully.