The Jacksonville Housing Authority’s (JHA) top choice to become its new CEO, George Guy, withdrew his candidacy for the position on Friday.

The Jacksonville Housing Authority (JHA) Board of Commissioners will hold an Emergency Meeting in person on Thursday at 3:30 p.m. to discuss “Executive Leadership” matters.

Jacksonville Housing Authority CEO Dwayne Alexander on Monday submitted his resignation letter more than a month after he came under fire following the release of a city investigation into the agency.

The CEO of the Jacksonville Housing Authority (JHA) said there’s a lot more to the city investigation released on Tuesday that revealed the agency wasted more than a million dollars of federal funds.

New findings from an anticipated Jacksonville Inspector General Report show wasteful expenditure of government funds.

A single mother waiting for housing assistance calls the lack of affordable housing in Jacksonville a crisis.

Board members said they had concerns over the lack of communication and transparency from JHA and one board member questioned Alexander’s judgment in leading the agency.

The CEO of the Jacksonville Housing Authority (JHA) said on Monday he has no plans to resign as he awaits the results of a city investigation that looked into the agency he leads.

There are still unanswered questions about a soon-to-be-released city investigation into the Jacksonville Housing Authority (JHA), an agency that oversees public housing in Jacksonville.

The Jacksonville Housing Authority (JHA) is being investigated by the city, three sources confirmed to News4JAX on Thursday.

The cost of renting a home or apartment has soared in recent years, and the Jacksonville Housing Authority is seeing this need for affordable housing firsthand.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded the Jacksonville Housing Authority $740,400 through the CARES Act to provide 100 vouchers to help Jacksonville residents avoid losing their homes. The CARES Act allowed HUD to allocate vouchers to public housing agencies like JHA to help them prevent, prepare for and respond to coronavirus in their communities. The Housing Authority says it plans to apply for more vouchers because of the need that exists in the city. There wasn’t enough housing, there’s not enough affordable housing to go around,” she said. The vouchers will fund residents with safe and sanitary housing for those facing homelessness.

JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. - The Jacksonville Housing Authority Board of Directors voted unanimously to move forward with the redevelopment of its affordable housing complex in Jacksonville Beach. The $30 million project, called The Waves at Jacksonville Beach, includes the demolition of the existing public housing units and the new construction of 127 units. JHA is co-developing the project with TVC Development Inc., the affordable housing subsidiary of Jacksonville-based The Vestcor Companies. At the same time, JHA is renovating 89 other units in Jacksonville Beach and Atlantic Beach for a total cost of approximately $1,479,000. The boards vote gives Interim CEO Dwayne Alexander the authority to sign all closing documents on the financing of the project, which is anticipated to take place in mid-September.