The complaint also alleges that AIR Communities explicitly advertised on its website that it would not rent to people with prior evictions or criminal records.

About 1,200 people already connected to a housing voucher funded in FY 2022 were still waiting to move into housing as of Aug. 1. Housing providers attribute staffing challenges and government bureaucracy.

DCHA faced a May 30 deadline to correct the federal housing agency’s 103 findings of poor performance.

New — and newly enforced — policies include guidelines on DCHA’s waiting list, pet and guest policies, and income certification procedures.

The effort comes in the wake of a federal audit that dinged how the DC Housing Authority reimburses landlords.

DARO, which owns and manages 1,200 units in 15 buildings in Northwest, will also to give up most of its business in the city.

The D.C. Housing Authority pays rent on behalf of thousands of low-income residents. But some say landlords are cashing in on the subsidies.

Less than 600 people have moved into housing. The funding for more vouchers did not include funding more people to administer them.

Most DCHA vouchers are federally funded. D.C.’s small investment in local vouchers, in addition to other housing programs, aren’t keeping up.

DCHA’s board of commissioners voted not to require a photo ID for people seeking housing vouchers. Then the agency issued guidance to the contrary.