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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 [9])—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. 421-a tax exemption - Wikipedia

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   There was a concern in the 1970s that residential housing construction was declining as people moved from New York City to the suburbs. [8] In response to this trend, the state passed the original 421-a tax exemption program in 1971, with the goal of encouraging the construction of more residential housing in the city. [9]

4. Single-room occupancy - Wikipedia

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   In New York City, some public figures have been recommending that SRO's should be made available legally again, due to great increases in rental prices city wide. [31] Rose Haggerty, an activist for affordable housing has been seeking to develop new affordable housing, as described below: [32]

5. 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]

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

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   This is a list of buildings held by the New York City Housing Authority, a public corporation that provides affordable housing in New York City, U.S. This list is divided geographically by the five boroughs of New York City: Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island.

7. Subsidized housing in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Photograph of New York City tenement lodgings by Jacob Riis for How the Other Half Lives, first published in 1890.. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, government involvement in housing for the poor was chiefly in the area of building code enforcement, requiring new buildings to meet certain standards for decent livability (e.g. proper ventilation), and forcing landlords to make some ...