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2. Section 8 (housing) - Wikipedia

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   Section 8 of the Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. § 1437f ), commonly known as Section 8, provides rental housing assistance to low-income households in the United States by paying private landlords on behalf of these tenants. Approximately 68% of this assistance benefits seniors, children, and individuals with disabilities. [1]

3. Source of income discrimination - Wikipedia

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   The term “source of income discrimination” is used by housing advocates [2] to describe a phenomenon that is legal nationwide in the United States but is increasingly being banned on the state [3] and city level. [4] [5] Participation in the Section 8 Housing Voucher Program is largely voluntary for landlords. [6]

4. NYC reopens Section 8 housing waitlist after 15 years - AOL

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   Fox local. Jacob Flanagan. May 21, 2024 at 7:23 PM. NEW YORK - Mayor Eric Adams has announced the reopening of the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program waitlist for the first time in ...

5. New York City Housing Authority - Wikipedia

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   The New York City Housing Authority ( NYCHA) is a public development corporation which provides public housing in New York City, and is the largest public housing authority in North America. Created in 1934 as the first agency of its kind in the United States, it aims to provide decent, affordable housing for low- and moderate-income New ...

6. How Section 8 vouchers fail Sacramento’s unhoused ... - AOL

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   51,000 Sacramentans are on a waiting list for 13,000 Section 8 housing vouchers. ... SHRA launched a program that provided a one-time $2,500 bonus for landlords who took a Section 8 tenant in the ...

7. For first time, California civil rights officials file ... - AOL

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   California civil rights officials have sued two Sacramento landlords, alleging they illegally harassed and evicted a tenant because she paid through a Section 8 voucher. The lawsuit, announced ...