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Starrett buyer has refused Section 8

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David Bistricer, who leads the investment group that wants to buy Starrett City for $1.3 billion, has refused to rent apartments to applicants with Section 8 vouchers at one of his properties. The refusal, which is illegal, raises doubts about claims Bistricer’s group, Clipper Equities, has made about not displacing Starrett tenants if Clipper becomes the owner of the 5,881-unit Brooklyn affordable housing complex. Clipper has said Starrett tenants will not be displaced because many of them will be able to use Section 8 vouchers. more [NYT]

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