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  2. Short-term rental - Wikipedia

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    The proliferation of short-term rentals can affect those in the area who are looking for long-term rentals. [5] Through short-term rental, landlords can make upwards of 30% more than they would on a rent controlled property. [citation needed] Thus landlords convert their properties into short-term rental units

  3. Affordable housing - Wikipedia

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    The definition of affordable housing may change depending on the country and context. For example, in Australia, the National Affordable Housing Summit Group developed their definition of affordable housing as housing that is "...reasonably adequate in standard and location for lower or middle income households and does not cost so much that a household is unlikely to be able to meet other ...

  4. 1904 New York City rent strike - Wikipedia

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    The 1904 New York City rent strike was the first mass rent strike in New York City. It took place in the Lower East Side in the Spring of 1904, spreading to 2,000 families across 800 tenements and lasting nearly a month. The strike was a response to proposed rent increases amid a housing shortage.

  5. 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 ...

  6. 80/20 housing - Wikipedia

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    New York City's 80/20 housing program was created in 1985 and has financed developments in New York that meet the parameters ever since. Compared to market rate units in the same area, the affordable units in 80/20 developments had a disproportionately high amount of women, single parent households, households with multiple children and minorities.

  7. Citizens Housing and Planning Council - Wikipedia

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    Citizens Housing and Planning Council was founded in 1937 by a coalition of intellectuals and activists who worked closely with Senator Robert F. Wagner in crafting the Housing Act of 1937 and its advocacy helped to encourage NYC to maintain economically integrated public housing, well located in neighborhoods with access to services and transportation.

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