Robin McKinney owns one of the Talbert Street SE town houses and also represents her neighbors as a member of Advisory Neighborhood Commission 8A. She says she wants answers both for herself and her constituents. (Rodney Choice/Choice Photography)
Last Friday, Karl Morrison — one of the 46 homeowners displaced from their properties at 1262 Talbert St. SE because of dire safety concerns — received the keys to his new two-bedroom apartment in Navy Yard.
A housing certificate offered by the city will cover the rent for his apartment, a monthly cost of $2,777, for up to one year.
Housing certificates are different from housing vouchers, according to DC officials. People with housing vouchers are not allowed to apply them toward units priced above the “rent reasonable” value, as determined by the DC Housing Authority for each neighborhood. Renters who have housing certificates, however, may apply them to properties priced above the “rent reasonable” value while covering the difference on their own. People interviewed for this story used “voucher” and “certificate” interchangeably, as vouchers are often used as a general term for housing assistance.
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