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Imagine moving out of homelessness into what was supposed to be permanent housing, only to face eviction shortly thereafter. It happens more often than you might think in the Houston region, according to an examination of court records by Houston Chronicle and housing reporter R.A. Sheutz.
"Most evictions are not for major behavioral issues such as crime but for other problems, such as paperwork or the conditions of their apartments, which lead housing authorities to stop voucher payments," Schuetz writes.
Schuetz investigation shows a weak link in Houston's strategy to end homelessness. Once people are moved into permanent housing, the region struggles to track how often supportive services fail to prevent tenants from avoiding evictions.
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