Landlords Sued for Failing to Accept Rent Vouchers From the City’s Homeless Posted on August 12, 2019 by Ayana Harry in Pix11 New York NEW YORK — There are currently 11,000 New Yorkers living in homeless shelters who have vouchers that would pay for them to rent an apartment. Many say landlords turn them away because of the stigma associated with voucher programs like Section 8. “This is ..Read More
Today’s Read: Lawsuit: Landlords Are Illegally Locking Out Thousands of Homeless New Yorkers Posted on August 9, 2019 by Jacquelyn Simone Soon after Mayor de Blasio took office, he launched a series of City-funded rent subsidies to enable homeless New Yorkers to move out of shelters and into permanent housing. The subsidy programs, now largely consolidated under the name CityFHEPS, have helped m ..Read More
Lawsuit: Landlords Are Illegally Locking Out Thousands Of Homeless New Yorkers Posted on August 8, 2019 by Mirela Iverac in Gothamist One homeless man is still living in a city shelter even though he got a subsidy from the city eight months ago that would cover up to $1,246 a month for an apartment. Another woman has been moving from one family member to the next, despite having a similar su ..Read More