And they could care less about abuse of the program by their clients. This is a public discussion forum. Anyone can post a response. The responses posted here are the opinions of their authors and may be inaccurate and incorrect. The information on this site is not conclusive nor is it a substitute for legal advice.
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You should seek advice from a competent attorney in all legal matters. Our work in public housing in Austin shows us that the majority of the residents here who are not elderly or disabled have a job and work. Housing authority employees are required by US Department of Housing and Urban Development to conduct income verifications and recertifications of public houisng residents on a yearly basis. It is the job of the housing authority employees to do this in a professional and responsible manner. People who abuse the system or are emgaged in fraud should be weeded out by this annual recertification process.