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Hello NY Folks,
I was just curious about what section 8 in NY is? Is it a federal, state, or local program...I'm supposing that a middle-class person from Texas who tried to get set up in NYC(Considerably more expensive) wouldn't be eligible for that...hopefully there is a way for people from the South and Midwest to make it in more expensive areas...why would the City of New York not pay their workers proportional to the cost of living?
I could be wrong...but I don't think "middle-class" people would qualify for it. Don't you have to be "lower-class" to get it?
I could be wrong...but I don't think "middle-class" people would qualify for it. Don't you have to be "lower-class" to get it?
Yes middle class people can get it. It depends on the cost of living and how much you make. I work and my hubby works and we still get it. Besides, not to many people fit into the "middle class" status.
I own a multi-family in Brooklyn, NY. I've never rented to a section 8 tenant. However, I have many friends who rent to working and non-working section 8. All of my friends have experienced more bad section 8 tenants than good. At least 1 out of 10 section 8 tenants were good. All of the others didn't pay their portion of the rent, vandalized the building, sublet rooms of the apartments, didn't renew their section 8 and was cancelled from the program leaving my friends with no money at all. Most of them didn't monitor the children who hung out in the hallways causing problems for the good tenant(s). Two of them moved in drug dealers. Most of the ones who didn't work played music late at night and had people entering and leaving the apartment all times of the day and night.
What can I say.....I can only speak from the experience of my friends.
Yes middle class people can get it. It depends on the cost of living and how much you make. I work and my hubby works and we still get it. Besides, not to many people fit into the "middle class" status.
but why can't I get it then? I barely make any money...
I cant believe that. So you are telling me that people who get a free ride dont appreciate it and take advantage. This is news to me maybe this is why communism didnt work in russia and eastern europe. Maybe someone should tell our president this.
Not all of the section 8 tenants did this...just most. Remember I am only speaking from what I've seen. Maybe someone on this board has a majority of good section 8 tenants? I don't know.
I feel that Mead is being completely insensitive....My mother has section 8 and I feel we have the right to a decent neighborhood, no one deserves to live in an area that is unsafe. I understand that taxpayer's money is going to the cause but no one deserves to live in a unsafe and hazardous. I am a college honor student working two jobs trying to ensure that I will never take section 8 and I come home to an area where I have to fight for my life everyday now that is UNFAIR!
I feel that Mead is being completely insensitive....My mother has section 8 and I feel we have the right to a decent neighborhood, no one deserves to live in an area that is unsafe. I understand that taxpayer's money is going to the cause but no one deserves to live in a unsafe and hazardous. I am a college honor student working two jobs trying to ensure that I will never take section 8 and I come home to an area where I have to fight for my life everyday now that is UNFAIR!
OK...so what kind of people in your opinion create unsafe conditions in your neighborhood?
I do feel bad for people who have fallen on hard times and sometimes, yes, they do need help getting back on their feet. For these people, I actually feel terrible that they have to live in a Section 8 type of arrangement, because the MAJORITY of section 8 renters are bad news. I know that personally, if I was a landlord, I would not accept a section 8 renter, simply because I have seen the problems that they bring.
I live down the block from three section 8 houses/buildings on Staten Island. Trust me when I tell you, there are nothing but problems in those houses. The cops are always there, there are always people hanging outside, day and night, with no purpose in life other than to start trouble. Either they are selling drugs, using them, or both. Actually, a few years ago, one of the buildings burned down because one of the "tenants" left a lit crack pipe on the bed. Of course, since then, the building has been restored and more weirdos have moved in causing problems. If it wasn't for these houses, my neighborhood would be much nicer. Thankfully, I am moving out of there soon.
I agree with whoever said that if you need to go on such a program, you are probably better off not being in NYC, they options in other places are probably nicer/safter.
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