New Bronx program is linking local landlords with homeless New Yorkers
A new program in the Bronx is helping to link homeless New Yorkers who need apartments with small property owners eager to rent out their units.
“A shortage of safe, stable and affordable housing is at the core of so many barriers that our Bronx neighbors face,” Torres said in a statement. “This innovative pilot enables us to engage landlords who want to provide affordable homes for their community but require support.” Roughly 11,000 households in Department of Homeless Services shelters currently have CityFHEPS vouchers — city-funded subsidies that pay the bulk of the rent for low-income New Yorkers — and are looking for apartments, according to agency data. But options are limited. Just 1.
“Oftentimes, they find that small repairs that can be between $3,000 and $5,000, just not being able to have access to that funding or that labor very quickly and that disqualifies them from passing inspection,” Villegas said.from landlords and brokers who won’t rent to people who use government assistance programs. That’s illegal, but common citywide.
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