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07.03.08, 19:41 PM New York City
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How does one go about finding a rent-stabilized apt. in NYC? Are there brokers, buildings listed on Google? [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
New York City 07.03.08, 07:41 PM Flag
 

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lol. yea. they're totally advertised. NOT [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 07:41 PM Flag
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So, where do I start? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 07:43 PM Flag
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You have to know someone [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 07:43 PM Flag
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I could never find one! The best deals I got were through private landlords, without broker fees, it's a lot of foot work! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 07:42 PM Flag
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I wonder if some broker friends would know. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 07:44 PM Flag
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Buildings aren't stabilized, individual units are. It's mostly luck in finding one. But if you are thinking about the famed four bedroom in a doorman building on the park for $500 a month, forget it. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 07:44 PM Flag
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OK, I'm not being quixotic but I do need to consider the rent-stabilized option. I work in non-profit. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 07:45 PM Flag
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If you don't have a high income, forget a rent stabilized unit. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 07:46 PM Flag
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WHY? Boy, y'all sure are intent on discouraging me. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 07:47 PM Flag
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It is VERY hard to evict someone from a rent stabilized unit. Much harder than from a market rate apartment. So landlords take extra care in choosing tenants for rent stabilized units. They have a strong preference for people with high incomes. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 07:50 PM Flag
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You will not qualify for Section 8 unless you make something like $15,000 or under. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:05 PM Flag
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call 311 ask for housing/section 8/apts based on 30% of income [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 07:50 PM Flag
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i pay 625$ /month for a 3 bedroom apt, 1000sq feet. i have section 8. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 07:52 PM Flag
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Thank you so much! Finally, someone who is willing to share useful information. I bet you work in non-profit also. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 07:54 PM Flag
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HAHA!!! i dont work but full time single mom AND full time student. i also have food stamps and WIC but dont get much more help. call 311 ask how to apply for section 8 or something similar, the city offers that. good luck [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 07:57 PM Flag
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i do have a part time job online oct-may, i am not lazy [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 07:58 PM Flag
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She probably would not qualify for section 8, it's a gift for life and not given out too easily. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:03 PM Flag
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she could at least try. whats your HHI? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:07 PM Flag
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You don't get much more help than that? What more could you get? You're getiing a college education, cheap rent for a 3 bedroom and food stamps. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:07 PM Flag
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well, no one helps me w the child. as in im with him at all times. have not had 1 day off in 10 months. im so so tired and lonely;). no child support. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:10 PM Flag
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You have a three bedroom apartment for just you and one child? How wasteful. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:11 PM Flag
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1 child, three bedroom? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:13 PM Flag
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Plenty of parents haven't had a day off in years. That's life. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:13 PM Flag
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no, i live with another single mom though, im helping her out, she has 2 kids [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:15 PM Flag
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That would be a violation of Section-8. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:17 PM Flag
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no, she is on the lease, no violation!! we get sec 8 inspections twice per year [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:21 PM Flag
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Good for you, OR. Keep shutting up these entitled jerks. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:22 PM Flag
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Section-8 inspects once a year. And they prohibit non-related adults from cohabitation unless both adults are parents to at least one child in the household. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:29 PM Flag
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read again [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:37 PM Flag
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huh? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:40 PM Flag
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Yeah, but I bet you're not one of them! Hypocrite. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:20 PM Flag
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I'm a single parent. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:22 PM Flag
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Yeah, a single parent who gets $10,000 + a month in alimony and child support after divorce settlement. Give me a break. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:24 PM Flag
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My husband died in Iraq. No alimony, no child support, and no life insurance. Death benefits were a pittance. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:26 PM Flag
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everyone's excuse is that their husbands died in iraq [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:59 PM Flag
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Everyone? Thankfully, we are still a pretty small percentage of the population. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:04 PM Flag
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maybe you were not single from the start. some are luckier than others...my friend got me a gift card for a massage for my bday in december. (she said i really need it) and i STILL never got 1 day off to use it!!!!!!! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:25 PM Flag
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Well, I certainly hope the taxpayers send a babysitter and a masseuse over right away! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:27 PM Flag
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you are so rude!! i work so hard here i have a leg and back injury from lifting things and doing everything on my own. you think wishing for 1 damn day off and away from my child to get a massage that has given to me as a gift is asking for so much???? you dont know my entire situation so give me a break!!! get over it. move on. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:40 PM Flag
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Don't you ever run out of things to complain about? No one cares that you don't have time for a massage or that you don't have anyone to watch your child, even though you claim to have a roommate you are "helping" and are scamming welfare benefits. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:43 PM Flag
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you are so miserable! i was just answering the main question and this has been blown out of proportion. but this is UB [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:47 PM Flag
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Is this better: You poor baby, you got pg with a man other than your husband, you refuse to work, no one is handing you piled of cash, and your leg hurts. Poor, poor baby. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:49 PM Flag
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so so rude! you do not know my situation. and i will not discuss it any further. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:55 PM Flag
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At least you're getting an education here, people think it's a disgrace what you are doing, but no one will say it to your face. So stop telling people about all your free shit, unless its your other freeloading friends, who think it's wonderful. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:59 PM Flag
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i will not be doing this forever, as a matter of fact i can not wait to NOT have to do this and be on my own! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:01 PM Flag
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ok im just lying to make fun of you all!!! hahaha [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:10 PM Flag
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nope! never run out of anything. arent you on ub to complain? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:00 PM Flag
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When you graduate then you can start collecting Disability from lifting things. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:51 PM Flag
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And her child can collect it as well, because if the parent get SSI, so does the child. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:52 PM Flag
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i do not collect ssi neither does my child. but thanks for suggesting that, i will check on it monday. i should get it! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:58 PM Flag
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If you can go to school and volunteer, you won't get it. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:05 PM Flag
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I'm sooooo lucky that my husband died as opposed to my getting pg out of wedlock. Let me count my blessings. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:33 PM Flag
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Yes, you do have child support, tax payers, we pay your rent, for food and for a three bedroom with a view! Who watches your child when you go to school? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:15 PM Flag
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i saved money enough for baby during school time, i barely make it. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:17 PM Flag
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I'm calling FAKE or FRAUD. It is very hard to hold onto savings and qualify for food stamp or WIC benefits. So someone is either lying to us or to the government. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:19 PM Flag
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LOL!!! savings meaning baby sitting 1.5 days per week!!! it's not that much savings, trust me;))))))))))) no fraud here [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:20 PM Flag
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So how much did you save for the semester? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:21 PM Flag
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my student loans pays the baby sitting, about 2900$ per semester, 1.5 times per week. it's really rough!!! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:23 PM Flag
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That's already too much savings to qualify for food stamps in NY. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:27 PM Flag
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NOT TRUE!! food stamp office has what is called a school budget from school. they know exactly how much loan i have, how much i spend and on what. Cheer up!!! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:42 PM Flag
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np: Why don't you just take a larger loan and cover your expenses that way. Isn't that how most students support themselves and their families? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:45 PM Flag
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That is absolutely untrue. There is no income/savings exemption for students. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:48 PM Flag
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You can't get food stamps in NY if you have more than $1500 in savings or liquid assets (exclusions for one car per household and primary residence). [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:30 PM Flag
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Come on, do you really think she has a bank account? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:34 PM Flag
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And this is why it's FRAUD. It doesn't matter where she saves the money or why. She has to report it. And if she has $2900 and is getting food stamps in NY, she isn't reporting as is required. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:36 PM Flag
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Of course it is (Fraud), but it's how she was raised and how she will raise her child probably. The other poster who is calling the rest of us who paid our own way entitled is right, yes, we could have done it that way. In a million years I wouldn't even know how to apply for WIC and Section 8, I didn't learn that in my house, I learned, "Get a job". [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:43 PM Flag
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I think that most of us were raised to believe that we are supposed to support our own children and ourselves, even when that means sacrifice. Other people only focus on how they can can get as much as they can from the government (often not realizing that this means scamming their neighbors). [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:47 PM Flag
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no i stuff it all in my bra! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:11 PM Flag
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Well, then at least you can count to two. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:19 PM Flag
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Please, don't have anymore kids until you get out of school...the gov pays for your birth control I would assume. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:33 PM Flag
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I guess she wants the taxpayers to swing by a few times a month and clean her apartment for her. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:11 PM Flag
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that would be amazing although i do clean on my own. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:12 PM Flag
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You should be providing everything for yourself. Including the rent. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:13 PM Flag
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I don't know why this makes me so sick! Getting a graduate degree while everything is being funded. I guess working as a waitress and not being a full time student isn't an option for you. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:19 PM Flag
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Or taking out student loans to pay the rent and cover childcare? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:20 PM Flag
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im in grad school btw. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:11 PM Flag
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Drop out, get a second FT job, and pay your own damn rent. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:12 PM Flag
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who would pay for the child care??? would love to work but would not make enough for childcare. it's a crappy situation, believe me [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:14 PM Flag
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You could work, form a childcare coop, live with another single parent, etc. If you have time to go to school, you have time to work more hours at a job that pays. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:17 PM Flag
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i do live w another single mom. i offered her to live with me to help her out. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:17 PM Flag
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Then you are defrauding the taxpayers. This is not allowed under section-8. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:19 PM Flag
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but she is on the lease? your story is full of holes. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:07 PM Flag
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Did you entitled people work while you went to grad school at Yale, Columbia, and Harvard? What jerks you all are. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:19 PM Flag
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Yes, I worked as a bartender and worked my ass off to go to college, I went to a CUNY school and never took out one loan, and paid my rent and graduated when I was 30 years old. So yes, this does piss me off. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:22 PM Flag
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Well, she is working too and raising a kid. Her life circumstances are different from yours. Stop having such a chip on your shoulder. I think it's laudable that she's in school to get a better job. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:26 PM Flag
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She only works when she feels like it. School is her priority, not providing for her child. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:35 PM Flag
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BOTH are priority. school =better job= better life for my child. I am so sure you know that already! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:53 PM Flag
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Thank you!!! This has been so hard for me. I am so thankful that I have the resources to go to school, have some aid while I get to raise my little one. I also volunteer at a hospital as I am doing some research on people affected by stroke. I hope that one day I can make a good difference in this world. Regardless of how I got to that point. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:51 PM Flag
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You have time to volunteer but not work to feed your child? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:54 PM Flag
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yes, i volunteer 5 hrs per week, i do art therapy with the patients. i take my child with me. good night! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:56 PM Flag
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So stop volunteering and get a job that allows you to bring your child along. Clean houses, do laundry, etc. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:02 PM Flag
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there is no "problem". HERE is how this works: ive lived here all my life. apt turned into market rate a couple of years ago. i was offered section 8 (everyone living here has section 8 btw) and i took it. The rent is now 4500$ per month but what we pay is 1250$ per month for 3 bedrooms. My roomate pays 625$ and I pay 625$. Section is covers up to 4500$. The landlord gets it all. He def charges way to much for how the apt looks. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:07 PM Flag
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There is a problem, and i is obvious to anyone who knows a thing about Section-8. There are limits on the total rent for a Section-8 apartment. A three bedroom for $4500 would not qualify for Section-8. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:09 PM Flag
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So how are you helping out another single mom, none of this makes sense, she's paying, you're paying. Is this Section 8 or Housing Projects? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:11 PM Flag
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well, where else would she get 1 bedroom for herself and one bedroom for her two daughters in nyc for 625 per month? you tell me! of course that is helping her out. and she did not have to pay for deposit, etc. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:25 PM Flag
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Why can't they share a studio? Why do they each need their own bedroom? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:26 PM Flag
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2 kids in one bedroom and her in the other. what's so luxurious about that? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:32 PM Flag
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Welcome to NYC. That is a very comfortable arrangement. Lots of low income families are living in studios or one bedroom apartments. Not at all uncommon for people to sleep in living rooms. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:33 PM Flag
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well, we got lucky i suppose. sorry about that. i apologize. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:35 PM Flag
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She lives with another single parent, who she helps out, and that other parent has two kids from what I can pull together from this shotty story. Like I said, the other parent she's helping is probably her mother. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:50 PM Flag
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Is she "helping" the other parent? Or is the other parent on the lease legitimately with her own voucher? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:51 PM Flag
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Who knows? The story keeps changing. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:52 PM Flag
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it is a friend, not a mother [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 10:00 PM Flag
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With her own voucher? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 10:03 PM Flag
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she has another single parent and another child or two there. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:45 PM Flag
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I took out student loans to cover my living expenses and childcare. It wasn't anyone responsibility other than mine. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:24 PM Flag
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That was your choice to do it this way. If you had wanted, we would have paid for you as well. You're not a better person because you made a different choice. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:29 PM Flag
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It's not a choice. It's the responsibility of being an adult. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:33 PM Flag
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And freeloading off others. Section 8 is for life, we will always pay her rent. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:40 PM Flag
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omg, kill the witch!! burn her at stake!!! she will always be paid for. and the rest of your taxes go into the politicians pockets! HAHAHA [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:16 PM Flag
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Honestly, it just sounds like she is lying. She doesn't understand the programs she claims to benefit from. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:18 PM Flag
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It's probably the housing projects and not Section 8 at all. She has lived there all her life? What, by herself, how old could she be, 22 or 23? The other single mother there is probably hers. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:33 PM Flag
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yes, i am 23. can you guess my ethnicity as well? i bet you think you could because you know everything dont you? my room mate is 15 years old, she has two kids. are you going to be angry about this now? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:39 PM Flag
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If she's 15, she doesn't qualify for section-8 [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:40 PM Flag
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i was obviously joking she was 15. DUH!!!! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:47 PM Flag
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How much does she earn? How much do you earn? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:49 PM Flag
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and she pays half the rent, at 15, with two kids? come on. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 10:05 PM Flag
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BUT IT'S FUNNY HOW YOU ALL, WHO HAVE NEVER HAD SECTION 8, KNOW HOW IT WORKS. I AM LMAO RIGHT NOW!! you all just know every thing and i am making everything else up. I love this! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:44 PM Flag
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I used to run a halfway house for women leaving drug treatment facilities and did explacement for hundreds of women. TANF, WIC, Food Stamps, Medicaid, SSI, SSDI, Section-8, Public Housing...there are very few programs I don't know from soup to nuts. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:47 PM Flag
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i am actually surprise no one has accused me of drug use. it's so easy to judge someone on a board like UB. I am certain that if you personally knew me you would actually like me. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:52 PM Flag
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You sound lazy, stupid, entitled, and confused. Not drugged out. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:53 PM Flag
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i love you! at least i am not drugged out. have a good night. just to let you know, there are people out there who study hard to get out of their poverty. and that is ok. and a little govt help is ok too for a little while. some people are born into poor families. some of them grow up to scam and become millionaires while others study hard, raise a family and get some govt help. we all try to do our best in any case or what we think is our best. some people's "best" is different than others. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:59 PM Flag
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Government help is fine for people who are working full time but need more help. There is no excuse to ever take welfare if you are physically able to work but don't. Before you take any government help, look at all the hardworking families struggling to get buy...because that is whose money you are taking. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 10:02 PM Flag
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i am not taking anything, i made it all up. sorry i made everyone so angry. i also can not stand people who are able to work but still take from the govt. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 10:06 PM Flag
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Or worse....make her work for a living. Oh, the horror. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:22 PM Flag
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And she has time to write a book! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:28 PM Flag
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The bill is a poor indicator of the total rent paid. It's like a medical bill. Your doctor bills X, collects your co-pay, then settles with your insurance company for a negotiated amount. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:31 PM Flag
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i get a letter directly from section 8 telling me they have paid the sum of 3250$ to the landlord on my behalf. Why would they lie? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:33 PM Flag
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You are too much. "Section-8HA does not send out statements [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:35 PM Flag
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how do you know this so well? they send me a statement every month. what are you talking about? this is insane! i also get a statement from the landlord every month in which they add the voucher and it is all in detail. why is this so hard to believe? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:46 PM Flag
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Because it contradicts the terms of the section-8 program. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:48 PM Flag
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of course i would rather stay home than work all day and not get the option to raise my child! wouldnt you stay home with your child if you could? i can and i do! and yes, it does horrify me to spend 70% of my life working for some corporation doing nothing good for this world. I am sure you think about these things too. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:30 PM Flag
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You think that those of us with corporate jobs do nothing good for the world? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:32 PM Flag
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you personally do, i am certain of that but the corporation you work for probably does not! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:36 PM Flag
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Really? I work for a large multi-national food company. My job involves delivering bottled water to parts of the world where the tap water isn't drinkable. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:39 PM Flag
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i am very proud of you indeed. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:42 PM Flag
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That's your problem you will never work and give back. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:37 PM Flag
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it is not a problem but a very peaceful bohemian life which i loooove! and at least i am not wasteful! I loove you, you pay my rent! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:41 PM Flag
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And that is very sad. I feel for your child. How is he supposed to learn the value of hard work and self-sufficiency when his mother is so proud of sticking her hand out? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:43 PM Flag
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work horrifies you [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:37 PM Flag
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Yes, I am a better person for not asking everyone else to pay for my three bedroom apt, my food and childcare. A better perso for taking care of myself and my child. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:56 PM Flag
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ditto [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:04 PM Flag
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i am doing the same thing, going to school, taking loans and raising a child. what's so awful in that? i dont get it!! i only qualified for section 8 because my apt. used to be income based but then turned into fair market price which is now 4000$. there was no way I could swing that so the city offered me section 8. Mean people you all are! Should I have gone to a shelter? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:46 PM Flag
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You should have rented an apartment you could afford! What kind of apartment goes from income based to market based? Not J-20. Not HDC. What? And how did you get Section-8 w/o a federal application? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:51 PM Flag
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it is called MITCHELLAMA! WHY DONT YOU GOOGLE IT BEFORE YOU ACCUSE ME OF FRAUD?? SHAME ON YOU!!! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:54 PM Flag
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Here's the problem. The way Section-8 works is that once approved, you find a landlord willing to accept the voucher. Mitchell Lama apartments reverted to the landlords, not the city. The city couldn't offer you section-8 placement in a ML building. The owners of the former ML buildings would have to be willing to take the voucher. And because the rent limit for a three bedroom ($1725) is so far below the $4K you cited, we would have to believe that your landlord loved you so much that they were willing to take a huge cut in rent in order to keep you. Not buying it. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:00 PM Flag
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Wait, I thought she wasn't on the lease? How was she offered anything? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:06 PM Flag
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my rent is 4500$ per month. bottom line. how can you tell me my rent is 1725$ when it is not? ?? wtf? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:34 PM Flag
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Because anyone who knows and understand section-8 programs knows that a landlord can't collect more than the sum of the tenants rent and the voucher. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:37 PM Flag
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A $4000 Section-8 apartment? Do we look stupid? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:03 PM Flag
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it is 4500$, the landlord charges section 8 that! i think THAT is fraud. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:12 PM Flag
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You don't understand how section-8 works. The landlord can only charge the tenants portion PLUS the voucher amount. If he market rent is higher that the combined total, the landlord loses the balance. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:14 PM Flag
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ok then, you "know" how it works while I deal with it every month and have no clue. I really just have no clue, i dont know anything except that I have a roof above my head, i am in school, raising a child and writing a book on how stroke affects the brain. But all at the same time I am conduction some fraudulent business here with my room mate, my landlord and section 8 to extort money from your pockets. now, this IS getting funny! it's a very risky business. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:22 PM Flag
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You are a whiny, lazy person who isn't taking responsibility for her family and is spoiled enough to expect people to cry for her when she doesn't get a massage. As for the section-8, you would never see the payments to your landlord. So how would you know what they collect? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:24 PM Flag
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are you f-ing serious? it's all on my monthly bill. WOW!!! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:27 PM Flag
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So what? The monthly bill is irrelevant. The landlord can put a million dollars on the bill. He won't collect more than the tenants portion plus the voucher. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:29 PM Flag
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Section-8 is pretty much a black box. Tenants rarely know the real rent paid. They know their portion, and the housing authority sends the rest to the landlord. OR may think her landlord is collecting $4500. But he isn't collecting more than about $2000 from HA for a three bedroom. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:26 PM Flag
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No one will ever move in there unless they are getting Section 8. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:43 PM Flag
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apt is actually $4500 per months [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:08 PM Flag
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The total voucher limit for a three bedroom is $1600. So the landlord is collecting $1600 from the government, and $1250 from you. Far less than $4500. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:12 PM Flag
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you are so funny! i am in this situation, not you. my apt is 4500$ per month, I pay 1250$ out of that, section 8 pays the rest. Bottom line. Why would I be making this up? This is getting out of hand. There are many different situations and just because you searched that on line and came up with this result does not mean it is universal. I think section 8 is being ripped off by the landlord to be honest. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:15 PM Flag
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This is not how section-8 works. There are not many situations, there is ONE section-8 program. There are other housing programs, but there are not many applications of Section-8. And there is simply no way that your landlord is collecting more than tenants portion plus the voucher limit. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:17 PM Flag
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You make it sound like section-8 is a person who can be victimized. It's a voucher program. You get the voucher and take it to the landlord. There are no blank checks involved. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:20 PM Flag
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actually, the voucher goes straight to the landlord. i have never even seen the voucher. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:24 PM Flag
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So your landlord may be collecting far less than the $4500 you think is the rent [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:27 PM Flag
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i study and research at night after being w child all day. how would i get a job? the only time i have to myself is at night. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:19 PM Flag
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Drop out of school and make providing for your child a priority. Go to school when you can afford it. Or take out loans like everyone else. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:25 PM Flag
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didnt i mention i do take out loans? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:54 PM Flag
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Why not take out enough to cover all your expenses and not mooch off the taxpayers? Why should we have to feed and shelter your family? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:56 PM Flag
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Are you proud of that? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:28 PM Flag
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What kind of neighborhood do you live in with Section 8? Is it ok? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:01 PM Flag
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amazing!! i love it, Roosevelt Island. very clean, friendly, full of parks+ playgrounds. Family oriented, crime is 0. apts here sell for 750,000 (studio)- 1.5 mil (3 bedrooms). very nice place. lots of schools too. tennis courts and swimming pools + the breathtaking views of Manhattan;P [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:06 PM Flag
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NP: there is one school there [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:12 PM Flag
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What's not to love? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 08:25 PM Flag
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I LOVE how i am just keeping you all up and google-ing. Tomorrow is a new day and suddenly, you will be section 8 literate. This has been pure entertainment. And excitement. Have the bitshy moms argue about something they are so new to. Keep on reading, the night has just started. HAHAHA [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:50 PM Flag
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and i dont even live on Roosevelt Island but heard the land is pretty there. This has been a fake post. Was just looking to stir some controversy in this UBoring world. And you all got so caught up. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:53 PM Flag
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I didn't google anything. I know Section-8 (and other welfare programs) very well. Nothing new to me. I knew this was fake as soon as you mentioned good SCHOOLS on Roosevelt Island. There is only one school on Roosevelt Island. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:56 PM Flag
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i feel so busted! YOU WIN!!! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 10:01 PM Flag
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never even been on roosevelt island, lmao!!! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 10:04 PM Flag
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Here's a hint: [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 10:05 PM Flag
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^^^ the waitlist for section-8 vouchers is about 7 years long. And finding a landlord willing to take a voucher can be impossible. Three bedrooms? Not happening. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 10:08 PM Flag
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what is section 8 actually? who gets section 8? where do people apply for section 8? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 10:12 PM Flag
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how does one apply for section 8? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 10:13 PM Flag
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And I am guessing you know nothing about the Housing Authority either, right? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 10:06 PM Flag
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havnt gotten a clue [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 10:07 PM Flag
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i am sure she does [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 10:08 PM Flag
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Really? Fake? With the city offering Mitchell Lama residents the opportunity to leapfrog the Section-8 waitlist and roommates in Section-8 splitting the rent equally? Shocking. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 09:58 PM Flag
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this has been weirdly entertaining!! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.08, 10:26 PM Flag
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i think i heard this kind of stuff before [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.04.08, 12:33 AM Flag
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