What you need to know The Housing Authority of Covington has narrowed down its list of development proposals to consider for the 76 acres of land that formerly housed City Heights. Details on the specific proposals are not yet available for public review, but the decision marks a key development in the future of the […]
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City Heights property is officially on the market
The land that formerly contained City Heights, a large public housing complex in Covington, has officially been put on the market. The Housing Authority of Covington, which currently owns the land, announced Wednesday morning that it was seeking requests for proposals, or RFPs, from developers to buy and develop the land into what it described […]
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Housing Authority warns against Section 8 scams
The Housing Authority of Covington is warning voucher seekers against scammers posing as Section 8 helplines, and advises them to visit the agency’s dedicated webpage or the national website at hud.gov for more information.
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Final tenant moves out of City Heights
The last tenant of City Heights, a well-known public housing development in Covington, moved out on Monday, ending the 71-year operation of the largest public housing complex in Northern Kentucky.
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Crescent Springs approves Section 8 housing agreement
Crescent Springs approved an interlocal agreement with the Housing Authority of Covington to administer the city’s housing choice voucher program, continuing Section 8 housing in the city.
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Crescent Springs tables discussion on Section 8 housing agreement
Crescent Springs has tabled the discussion on allowing the Housing Authority of Covington to administer the city’s housing choice voucher program, citing concerns about landlord remediation and the potential displacement of 66 families.
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Housing Authority of Covington to manage housing choice vouchers in Erlanger
Erlanger City Council passed a resolution allowing the Housing Authority of Covington to administer United States Department of Housing and Urban Development programs within the city, including the Housing Choice Voucher program.
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Covington Housing Authority leaders discuss decreased rent income, possible federal changes to eviction procedures
Financial statements and discussions in the November and December meetings of the Covington Housing Authority Board of Commissioners indicated increased income loss for the authority due to declining rent payments, which Housing Authority Executive Director Steve Arlinghaus argued was reflective of national trends. “It is a nationwide problem with the way things are going,” Arlinghaus […]
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Golden Tower regains status as senior housing facility
The Housing Authority of Covington announced this week that Golden Tower, one of the authority’s public housing apartment complexes, had regained status as a senior living facility from the federal government. “We got it all squared away,” Housing Authority Executive Director Steve Arlinghaus said. “We’re back to our normal senior status again.” The apartment complex […]
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Housing Authority of Covington, city to merge housing voucher program
The City of Covington and the Housing Authority of Covington will begin merging the city’s housing choice voucher program into the housing authority at next week’s commission meeting, following a request from the city’s Neighborhood Services Department on Tuesday. The commission placed a resolution to begin the consolidation onto next week’s consent agenda, meaning it […]