More than 150,000 households applied within 12 hours to join New York City’s waiting list for a federal program that subsidizes rent for low-income families. Since enrollment opened on June 3, over 633,000 people have applied, hoping to be among the 200,000 applicants randomly selected for placement on the waitlist. This marks the first time in 15 years that the New York City Housing Authority has accepted Section 8 applications.
For the first time in 15 years, the New York City Housing Authority started accepting Section 8 applications. Hundreds of thousands of households are vying for one of just 200,000 spots on a waiting list for rental vouchers. Here's what comes next: https://t.co/aRowR5b64D https://t.co/nKf6Hq41DX
Any law that bans tenant-paid broker fees is going to do a few things: a) reduce broker commissions a lot b) raise free market rents a little bit c) reduce average unit tenure a little bit d) create a thriving dark-gray market for rent-stabilized key money
Since enrollment opened on Monday, June 3, NYCHA said more than 609,000 people have applied, in the hopes of being one of the 200,000 applicants who will be randomly selected for placement on a waitlist via @NY1's @RonLeeReporting https://t.co/bmlc5Yamug https://t.co/uArVx6nlon
Real estate, tenants gear up for broker fee fight https://t.co/xLhymNrCWU
1 week, 633,000 applications for Section 8 in NYC. What comes next? https://t.co/iBrcGzlbXq
Normally, people hire brokers to survey the market and find prospective options to buy or rent a place. But in New York City, it's more common for landlords to hire the brokers — and tenants pay their commission. New legislation could change that. https://t.co/sqRFlbDfej
How to apply for NYC’s Section 8 voucher waitlist https://t.co/xcaLDNXq6M
More than 150,000 households filed applications in a span of 12 hours for a chance to join New York City’s waiting list for a federal program that subsidizes rent for low-income families https://t.co/HiLDax6cGc
NYCHA received 409,099 applications from households seeking rental assistance vouchers as of 7 a.m. Wednesday—more than double the volume that will land on the city’s revamped Section 8 waitlist via @CityLimitsNews's @emma_a_whitford and @JeanmarieEvelly https://t.co/lEPzjp9GJy https://t.co/Pypi2JUbfe