LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Louisville Metro Housing Authority board approved the project-based voucher program, which will directly affect Dosker Manor residents.

What You Need To Know

  • The Dosker Manor apartments in Louisville were built in 1968 and have over 600 units

  • The Louisville Metro Housing Authority approed a project-based voucher program

  • The vouchers help underwrite financing of new units

  • LMHA could begin moving residents as soon as July 19

Angelatta Johnson has been living at Dosker Manor for six years. She says the building is outdated and falling apart. She also claims the building has bugs, rodents and mold.

“We don’t feel like even though we and, we have, low income, we don’t feel like we have to live like that, you know, I mean, it’s just inhumane for people to live in that kind of squatter,” said Johnson.

LMHA established a project-based voucher program—a voluntary relocation initiative. 

The program is tied to the unit where the voucher can help underwrite the financing of that development. That means the same thing for the residents.

Executive Director of LMHA Elizabeth Strojan said this process was also done at Beecher Terrace.

“We’re able to put out project-based vouchers, and that helps increase the supply overall of affordable housing and then it also increases the supply for the enormous number of civilians who need affordable housing,” said Strojan.

Strojan said they have completed 125 relocation surveys to insure people understand the resources and benefits that are available to them. LMHA is providing social service support and wraparound services throughout this process for residents of Dosker Manor.

“Folks are going to be moving to other LMHA properties. With affordable housing developers that we partner with, or they might take a tenant-based voucher and find a unit on their own, but everybody moving out of Dosker Manor will pay no more in rent than they do right now,” said Strojan.

Johnson is a grandmother of three and this relocation program will give her the opportunity to have a place where she can bring her grandchildren and she cannot wait.

“I want to spend that time with my grandchildren. And I don’t want them to see all that mess. You know, that’s what I’m excited about,” said Johnson.

It cost $13 million last year to operate the Dosker Manor property and Strojan said it’s going to cost less to relocate everyone.

LMHA said it is looking to move people out of Dosker Manor as early as Friday, July 18.

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