Louisville's New Fair Housing Ordinance and LMHA's Housing Choice Voucher Program
On 11/19/2020 Louisville Metro Council passed a new Fair Housing Ordinance. This new ordinance now requires landlords to accept the Louisville Metro Housing Authority (LMHA)'s Housing Choice Vouchers as a form of income starting March 1, 2021. The new ordinance also prohibits discrimination in renting to persons based on arrest history, conviction history, homeless status, and prior military service.
To download the full Ordinance, please click here.
View our most recent webinar with LMHA (1/12/22) answering FAQs about the voucher program here.
View our webinar (9/30) with Art Crosby regarding Occupancy Standards here.
View (9/8) webinar with AmRent regarding Background Checks here.
View (7/28) webinar with LMHA & Art Crosby: here.
View LAA and LFHC Memorandum/Explanation of rent-to-income ratio (7/12) requirements for HCV program here.
View an example inspection video of the LMHA Voucher Inspection here.
Download LMHA's Utility Allowance Charts here .
To watch the webinar we had with LMHA click here.
To watch the webinar we had with Art Crosby of Kentucky Fair Housing Council to discuss the Ordinance in detail, please click here.
To watch the webinar we had with AmRent regarding background checks, please click here.
Download LMHA's New Landlord Packet here. (updated 3/22/2023)
Download LMHA's Process for turning in lease paperwork here.
Download LMHA's How to get Started here
LMHA's Housing Choice Voucher Program also offers landlord incentives such as:
If you have any questions or would like to get started on the voucher program, please contact one of the following at LMHA:
To download the full Ordinance, please click here.
View our most recent webinar with LMHA (1/12/22) answering FAQs about the voucher program here.
View our webinar (9/30) with Art Crosby regarding Occupancy Standards here.
View (9/8) webinar with AmRent regarding Background Checks here.
View (7/28) webinar with LMHA & Art Crosby: here.
View LAA and LFHC Memorandum/Explanation of rent-to-income ratio (7/12) requirements for HCV program here.
View an example inspection video of the LMHA Voucher Inspection here.
Download LMHA's Utility Allowance Charts here .
To watch the webinar we had with LMHA click here.
To watch the webinar we had with Art Crosby of Kentucky Fair Housing Council to discuss the Ordinance in detail, please click here.
To watch the webinar we had with AmRent regarding background checks, please click here.
Download LMHA's New Landlord Packet here. (updated 3/22/2023)
Download LMHA's Process for turning in lease paperwork here.
Download LMHA's How to get Started here
LMHA's Housing Choice Voucher Program also offers landlord incentives such as:
- One-time payment of $500 for leasing a new unit to a HCV family
- An additional $500 payment at the 1-year anniversary of the HAP contract to owners who lease a new 1-bedroom unit to HCV families
- Vacancy Loss Payments
- Damage Loss Payments
If you have any questions or would like to get started on the voucher program, please contact one of the following at LMHA:
- Deborah Gilbert: gilbert@LMHA1.org or 502-569-6955
- Mark Roseberry: roseberry@lmha1.org or 502-569-4180
- Rebekah Aman-James: aman@lmha1.org or 502-569-6948
