(Richmond, VA) -- A change in Washington could affect those receiving rental assistance in Richmond. Richard Stelling with more.Preview: Voicer Script:
The Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority announced Tuesday it's no longer issuing tenant-based vouchers from the Housing Choice Voucher Program waiting list. The RRHA says this affects over four hundred families who were selected but will have to go back on the waitlist. CEO Steven Nesmith [[NESS-smith]] says the decision is due to the lack of funding for rental assistance programs from the federal government. Nesmith says this is affecting housing authorities across the country.