Searching for Section 8
By Tanzina Vega, Leslie Ann Caraballo |
November 22nd, 2007 | Share This
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By: Tanzina Vega and Leslie Ann Caraballo
DASHED HOPES: Many prospective tenants with long-awaited Section 8 vouchers are having a hard time finding housing.
LEFT OUT:Idalia Martinez' Section 8 voucher expired after a long, fruitless search for an apartment.
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In January 2007, the city reopened the waiting list for Section 8 rental subsidy vouchers for the first time in 13 years, giving many low-income New Yorkers new hopes of finding a place of their own. But, some prospective tenants are finding that having a Section 8 voucher is no guarantee of getting an apartment.
