georgia department of community affairs Archives - Atlanta Civic Circle

Housing Affordability

Atlanta, state officials brace for federal Emergency Housing Voucher wipeout

by Sean Keenan and Katie Guenthner June 4, 2025June 6, 2025

Trump administration cuts could spur “an explosion of people experiencing homelessness”

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Housing Affordability

State agency turns over $80 million in unspent rental assistance funds to metro Atlanta counties with thousands of applicants

by Sean Keenan February 13, 2022February 13, 2022

Housing Affordability

Restoration of “uninhabitable” Forest Cove apartments can’t happen without tax credits, owner says

by Sean Keenan January 22, 2022January 22, 2022

Housing Affordability

Renters, activists protest state rental aid program’s shortcomings at DCA official’s Buckhead home

by Sean Keenan January 17, 2022January 17, 2022

A pale red sign with a government insignia stands outside the Georgia Department of Community Affairs office.

Housing Affordability

State agency will release $80 million in unspent federal rent aid to “high performing” local governments

by Sean Keenan January 8, 2022January 8, 2022

Housing Affordability

Fulton County processed 80% of recent rental assistance applications, while tens of thousands still await aid from state

by Sean Keenan December 28, 2021December 28, 2021

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Housing Affordability

Still chipping away at backlog, state denies almost half of rental assistance applicants

by Sean Keenan December 21, 2021December 21, 2021

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Housing Affordability

With federal say-so, state could yield federal rental aid money to local agencies early next year

by Sean Keenan December 10, 2021December 10, 2021

Housing Affordability

While state agency lags, local governments dish out rental aid fast

by Sean Keenan December 9, 2021December 9, 2021

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Housing Affordability

Slow-spending Georgia agency says it will transfer some federal rent aid to higher-performing governments

by Sean Keenan December 1, 2021December 2, 2021