Housing authority agrees to pay $200K in Lynnwood voucher case

LYNNWOOD — The Housing Authority of Snohomish County has agreed to undergo training and pay $200,000 to a woman who alleged the authority evicted her after she accused her husband of domestic violence.

In June, the housing authority agreed to the settlement with Shawna McIntire for the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Seattle. The agreement also included a provision to move Shawna McIntire to the top of the authority’s waitlist for a housing voucher.

In 2017, Shawna and Kenneth McIntire, along with their daughter, moved into the authority’s affordable housing complex in the Alderwood neighborhood, according to court documents. Because Kenneth McIntire is a military veteran, the family received a voucher specifically for veterans to help pay rent. The voucher was in his name.

The federal voucher required the authority to comply with the Violence Against Women Act, or VAWA.

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