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2. Apartment - Wikipedia

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   A lower-rise apartment building on the left side of the Avenue of the Americas in Manhattan, juxtaposed next to a skyscraper apartment building. An apartment (North American English), flat (British English, Indian English, South African English), or unit (Australian English) is a self-contained housing unit (a type of residential real estate) that occupies part of a building, generally on a ...

3. Studio apartment - Wikipedia

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   A studio apartment, or studio condo [1] also known as a studio flat ( UK ), self-contained apartment ( Nigeria ), efficiency apartment, bed-sitter ( Kenya ), or bachelor apartment, is a small dwelling in which the normal functions of a number of rooms – often the living room, bedroom, and kitchen – are combined into a single room.

4. Affordable housing - Wikipedia

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   In the United States [17] and Canada, [18] a commonly accepted guideline for housing affordability is a housing cost, including utilities, that does not exceed 30% of a household's gross income. [19] Some definitions include maintenance costs as part of housing costs. [20]

5. How struggling households can get federal rental assistance

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   Congress passed two different rental relief packages. The first, approved in December, provided $25 billion for rental relief. The second, approved in March, provides more than $21 billion. In ...

6. How to Find Affordable Senior Housing in Your Community - AOL

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   To find a HUD-approved housing counseling service near you: Search online using this HUD database. Call HUD’s interactive voice system at 800-569-4287. Staff who answer the main phone will be ...

7. Rent control in the United States - Wikipedia

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   New York State has had the longest history of rent controls, since 1920. New York City contains the majority of units covered by rent control. Rent control laws have stayed on the books for decades in New York because of an inadequate supply of "decent, affordable housing". The worsening in the rental market led to the enactment of the Rent Stabilization Law of 1969, which aimed to help ...