Miami-Dade gets operating control of Miami-Dade Housing Agency Section 8. The county lost control of the agency due to a huge scandal in 2007. Many arrests were made and allegations of mismanagement were levied.  Our major Carlos Alvarez is very happy to regain control of Section 8 Housing. HUD took over operations in 2007.

It is good news for Miami-Dade County to run operations of Miami Dade Housing Section 8 again. The mistakes have been corrected and operations should remain smooth. The Housing and Urban Development (HUD) never intended to keep control of the agency indefinitely.

The county has plans to privatize operations early this year. All Section 8 government employees will lose their jobs and or transferred to another government position. Major Carlos Alvarez has recently stated however that he is reconsidering this move. The county may not outsource the Section 8 operations after all. Due to the slow economy and many recent layoffs Miami-Dade County may retain operations of the Housing Agency Section 8.

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