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Good Intentions, Unintended Consequences

Impact of Adker Consent Decree on Miami-Dade County's Subsidized Housing

Florida International University, Miami

Howard Frank

Florida International University, Miami

In this article, we assess the impact of the Adker consent decree, a federal desegregation agreement implemented since 1999. It requires that Miami-Dade County public-housing offers be initially made on the basis of race and that half of the eligible turnover of Section 8 vouchers be given to former or current Black public-housing residents. Although well intentioned, the decree has had unintended consequences. The decree had mixed impact on desegregating public housing; it increased public-housing vacancy; it achieved modest desegregation among Section 8 voucher recipients; and it added considerable costs to the housing agency's operations.

Key Words: Adker Consent Decree • unintended consequences • public housing • Section 8 • Miami-Dade County

This version was published on September 1, 2008

Urban Affairs Review, Vol. 44, No. 1, 57-84 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/1078087408319586


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