This morning Acorn Executive Director Bertha Lewis and City Council Member Bill de Blasio will call for a new city law requiring landlords to rent apartments to Section 8 tenants or face penalties. The push for the legislation, which will be announced on the steps of City Hall, follows a study Acorn conducted showing that only one in 10 city landlords who have apartments that meet Section 8 eligibility requirements are willing to rent those units to Section 8 tenants. more By Cara Tabachnick
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