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NHC
This section is
designed to list
an
estimate Apartment Fair Market (AFM) or Gross Rent per Month,
private
market apartments for Rent, Income Based and Public Housing, and
information on various Housing Authority and Public Housing for each city
in US, if available.
Public
Housing
Public
housing is a program for elderly people, disabled people and people with low
incomes.
In a public
housing apartment, you still have to pay rent, but the less money you make,
the lower your rent will be.
Because
public housing is truly affordable housing, and because there is a short
supply, it sometimes takes a very long time for there to be a vacancy. Once
you start living in public housing, you can stay unless
you don't
pay the rent
you break
one of the rules or
you start
making enough money that you can afford to live in a private market
apartment.
To apply for
public housing you need to call or visit the public housing authority office
in the city where you want to rent and fill out an application.
To
figure out whether you are eligible for these apartments, you should
use a
percent of AMFI to estimate the income percentage. You can't get
in if your income is above 80% of AMFI. If your income is below this
percentage,
estimate
your rent
for this program, and finally
get in
touch with the housing authority in the city where you want to live.
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