For Star subscribers: As rent prices continue to rise in Tucson and the country, officials struggle to get landlords to bite on affordable housing incentives.
Gabriela Rico While escalating rents in the Tucson area are cause for concern among tenants, they are also a source of frustration for officials trying to address the problem.
• An influx of remote workers from more expensive west coast markets has allowed landlords to charge premium rents. Of that, $10 million is earmarked for landlords to keep their complexes affordable. If landlords receive government assistance for their complexes, they are required to keep them affordable for 15 years.
"We know NIMBYism is real," Simplot said."We're looking for examples from other states on how they're getting around resistance because right now there are no incentives for neighbors to compromise." The outfit is a joint venture between Newport Partners in Irvine, California, and Sabino Community Development Resources in Tucson.
The new complex will have 19 units that are project-based rental subsidies, which means Section 8 vouchers are assigned to the project, not to the tenant and people who make as little as 30% the area median income can qualify.Wohl said the appeal of the Nogales Highway site, which sits on vacant land, was its proximity to the El Pueblo Community Center, schools and bus lines.
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