NYCHA sent thousands of false Section 8 termination notices
The New York City Housing Authorities has been sending tenants into a panic with erroneous notices saying their Section...
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Camber Property Group buys East NY portfolio for $107.5M
The owner of the Bronx building devastated by a deadly fire last month recently picked up a four-building portfolio...
National Issue
Can universal housing vouchers ever come to the US?
When then-presidential candidate Joe Biden pitched expanding the nation’s housing voucher program to 11 million people, the proposal garnered...
Tri-State
Upstate NY and Connecticut landlord accused of income discrimination
A landlord with properties in upstate New York and Connecticut is being accused of discriminating against federal voucher holders....
Corcoran agent accused of racial, income discrimination by Section 8 renters
A New York couple is suing the Corcoran Group and one of its agents for allegedly violating the Fair...
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Zumper systematically screened out low-income renters: report
Zumper, a rental platform backed by Kleiner Perkins and the Blackstone Group, may have systematically prevented thousands of low-income...
Coalition revives effort to end “source of income” housing discrimination in New York
In most of New York state, having enough money to pay rent doesn’t necessarily get you an apartment. In fact, most counties have no...
Weekend Edition
How one building transformed Hell’s Kitchen into wholesome “Clinton”
It’s all thanks to one developer and a life-altering building — at least according to filmmaker Alice Elliott’s documentary...
America spends a lot more on homeowner subsidy than on Section 8: report
In a May interview with the New York Times, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson warned against...
Starrett Corporation sells Hell’s Kitchen building for $110M
UPDATED, Oct. 5, 5:36 p.m.: A Standard Property Company subsidiary shelled out $110.3 million the 151-unit Hell’s Kitchen affordable...