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2. Section 8 (housing) - Wikipedia

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   Section 8 of the Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. § 1437f ), commonly known as Section 8, provides rental housing assistance to low-income households in the United States by paying private landlords on behalf of these tenants. Approximately 68% of this assistance benefits seniors, children, and individuals with disabilities. [1]

3. Costa–Hawkins Rental Housing Act - Wikipedia

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   Costa–Hawkins Rental Housing Act. The Costa–Hawkins Rental Housing Act ("Costa–Hawkins") is a California state law, enacted in 1995, which places limits on municipal rent control ordinances. Costa–Hawkins preempts the field in two major ways. [1] First, it prohibits cities from establishing rent control over certain kinds of residential ...

4. Subsidized housing in the United States - Wikipedia

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   In the United States, subsidized housing is administered by federal, state and local agencies to provide subsidized rental assistance for low-income households. Public housing is priced much below the market rate, allowing people to live in more convenient locations rather than move away from the city in search of lower rents.

5. NY to insurers: Don't discriminate against affordable housing ...

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   June 28, 2024 at 6:11 AM. Affordable housing providers and tenants are now better protected from insurance discrimination in New York. In an announcement earlier this week, Gov. Kathy Hochul and ...

6. Source of income discrimination - Wikipedia

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   The term “source of income discrimination” is used by housing advocates [2] to describe a phenomenon that is legal nationwide in the United States but is increasingly being banned on the state [3] and city level. [4] [5] Participation in the Section 8 Housing Voucher Program is largely voluntary for landlords. [6]

7. How Section 8 vouchers fail Sacramento’s unhoused ... - AOL

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   51,000 Sacramentans are on a waiting list for 13,000 Section 8 housing vouchers. ... SHRA launched a program that provided a one-time $2,500 bonus for landlords who took a Section 8 tenant in the ...