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Some developments WILL discriminate against you as a single person to fill a one bedroom *not sure about studios*. The kickbacks and tax abatements big developers get to fill as many people in as possible doesn't help our cause as single people. Oh hi, let's fill one person in this one bedroom, or two? Who do you think they can claim they helped find affordable housing? they double it. Like most things in life, the affordable housing program, totally discriminates against single people without kids. I've learned to accept it. They also figure two incomes are better than one in case of a job loss, even if it means one is a loser scrub to begin with.
Yes, for most of these lotteries, residents of New York City get priority for the initial lease-up.
What if I live in NY, but work in CT? Would I be considered a NY resident, or my job location wouldn’t matter, as long as I’m within the income requirements?
I did the same thing. What is the point of applying using numbers that don't meet the criteria. Some of these deals take years and the numbers you apply with are not considered in the least and/or are no longer pertinent.
So if you are likely putting down meaningless numbers, they might as well be GOOD ones.
It took me 17 years between applying and closing on a Mitchell Lama apartment. As you might imagine, there was a vast difference between my income AND the requirements between 1993 and 2010.
I think its just easier for singles because as long as your income falls in line, you have some type of preference and/or a decent log, you are good. I have found that those who do it as couples or families tend to have a harder time because there is so much paperwork to gather, and having two or more combined incomes can complicate things.
If you have community board preference you are likely to WIN the housing lottery. Without it, you might as well buy Power Ball tickets.
Not 100% true. I was called for Hunters Point South Living (in LIC, Queens), for Steinway Estates (in Astoria), for Stuyvesant Houses (in Stuyvesant) and for KB25 (in Murray Hill), and I am nowhere near any of those communities.
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