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… If youve ever entered New York Citys affordable housing lottery youve probably read one key term over and over … area median income or AMI defines the median incomes for households of different sizes within a certain geography The Department of …
… tax breaks in exchange for reserving 20 percent of the apartments in their buildings for lowincome renters Most of these buildings are part of the federal Low Income … the landlord stops receiving those tax breaks the buildings affordable apartments will be removed from stabilization But …
… our citys housing marketover the coming 12 months Photo kl801Flickr … For buyers and sellers its still a tale of two … of AMI shouldnt be told that they have to just apply for NYCHA Thats not the answer and with a 10year waiting list … slash funding for alreadystruggling programs like NYCHA and Section 8 vouchers I think the biggest story in this area …
… income requirements and rents theres an inevitable followup question Who can really afford this affordable housing The question pops up often whether its over planned … participating in the federal low income housing tax credit and tax exempt bond income theyd have to restrict …
