Bias seen as Landlords Bar Vouchers

Bias Is Seen as Landlords Bar Vouchers

With gentrification spreading into low-income areas, many landlords in struggling neighborhoods of New York City, who once welcomed tenants with federal rent subsidy vouchers, are now turning them away, according to some housing activists and real estate agents.

The vouchers, known as Section 8 vouchers, long a pillar of rent support for needy families, serve about 270,000 city residents. And for decades the program has virtually guaranteed landlords a steady source of rent and a modest profit.

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