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  2. Section 8 (housing) - Wikipedia

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    The main Section 8 program involves the voucher program. A voucher may be either "project-based"—where its use is limited to a specific apartment complex (public housing agencies (PHAs) may reserve up to 20% of its vouchers as such [11])—or "tenant-based", where the tenant is free to choose a unit in the private sector, is not limited to specific complexes, and may reside anywhere in the ...

  3. List of New York City Housing Authority properties - Wikipedia

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    Vanderveer Estates Apartments nka Flatbush Gardens, [1] Tiffany Towers nka Tivoli Towers, [2] Ebbets Field Apartments [3] and Towers of Bay Ridge [4] and Rutland Rd Houses in Brooklyn, all five includes rent, gas & electric (AC including) in the lease, so it's not projects or developments owned by NYCHA, even though all five take Section 8.

  4. New York City Housing Authority - Wikipedia

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    NYCHA is a public-benefit corporation, controlled by the Mayor of New York City, and organized under the State's Public Housing Law. [6] [11] The NYCHA ("NYCHA Board") consists of seven members, of which the chairman is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the Mayor of New York City, while the others are appointed for three-year terms by the mayor. [12]

  5. New York City Department of Housing Preservation and ...

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    Established in 1978 in the wake of Local Law 45 of 1976, the Department is the largest municipal developer of affordable housing in the United States.HPD is currently in the midst of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's Housing New York initiative to create and preserve 300,000 units of affordable housing by 2026.

  6. Rent regulation in New York - Wikipedia

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    Rent stabilization sets maximum rates for annual rent increases and, as with rent control, entitles tenants to receive required services from their landlords along with lease renewals. The rent guidelines board meets every year to determine how much the landlord can charge. Violations may cause a tenant's rent to be lowered. [4]

  7. Harlem River Houses - Wikipedia

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    When it opened, the project had child care, health care and a public community room on site. Rent in 1937 was $21.00 a month, and by 1939 was between $19.38 and $31.42 per month. [7] During the Reagan Administration, the rent was raised from 25% to 30% of a family's gross income. [9]

  8. Nearly 5-year waitlist prompts Iowa City to pause new Section ...

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    The Housing Authority will prioritize prospective renters who are on the Section 8 waitlist and provide them with help until a spot opens in the more permanent Housing Choice Voucher Program.

  9. Subsidized housing - Wikipedia

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    The supplements make up the difference between rental "market price" and the amount of rent paid by tenants, for example 30% of the tenants income. A notable example of a rent supplement in the United States is Section 8 of the Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. § 1437f).