Poor families use 'supervouchers' to rent in city's priciest buildings

Crain's Chicago Busness ^ | 7-28-14 | Alby Gallun

[dfwgator]

One wonders if the beneficiaries of this largesse are FOO? (Friends of Obama)

Does a bear.......

[DJ MacWoW]

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[Texas Eagle]

Maybe it's the renovation costs once the "beneficiary" moves out? Maybe it's the complaints from other tenants about the noise and filth that the "beneficiaries" bring with them? Maybe it's the loss of rental income when other tenants move out?

My Conservative heart bleeds for the Liberal Bleeding Heart.

[RightGeek]

Everyone knew that section 8 tenants were trouble so now they have a new name: the use of “housing choice vouchers,” formerly known as Section 8 vouchers

[blueunicorn6]

If you are living in a $3,000 a month apartment and you are not paying any rent, then someone else is working to pay your rent.

[GOPJ]

..the CHA to expand its housing voucher program so that more low-income residents can leave the city's roughest neighborhoods and start a new life in places with low poverty and crime and close to good schools and jobs.

Memphis tried this some years ago... seems the 'low income residents - (rather than escaping crime) - took the crime wave with them... The program was a disaster - spreading crime across the city rather than just concentrated in the black community. Police were unable to cope - as the drive time between incidents cut their effectiveness.

On the other hand if the Chicago Housing Authority can move these 'low income residents' into buildings where a large number of liberal elites live in a constant state of delusion, it might be a blessing. Liberal elites will discover reality...

[Sonnyboy77]

Tony, does it matter what floor the people live on? Would you prefer if it was an apartment on the 5th floor? Personally, I don't agree with the program as far as giving vouchers to move into a high rent building. The residents there have paid a price to live in a luxury high rise. Why would anyone allow nonworking people-doesn't matter what their race is;whites and Hispanics get these vouchers also. This assimilation program has proven to be a huge failure in Chicago. Several years ago, former mayor Daley dismanteled Chicago's high rise projects and allowed the displaced residents to move in other neighborhoods which were previously relatively crime free. Now, look at the problems Chicago is having with gangs in basically every part of the city's south and west sides. Years ago, low incom residents were allowed to relocate to the Chicago suburbs. Those locations, relatively peaceful and crime free, have changed drastically into mini Chicagos and the police departments have been overwhelmed and in some cases can barely keep up. Anyway, sorry about the long editorial but, I'm just sayin’.

[ronniesgal]

HaHa!!!
maybe some TB carriers can move in also

[Flick Lives]

In addition to following the money, I’d follow the relationships of the people getting these luxury grants to those processing them.

Bingo. In the old days, investigative reporters would check this sort of thing out. Today, they all play their role as obedient Regime sock puppets.

[writmeister]

Marc recently sold the building, which had the most supervouchers by far among all properties, according to the CHA.

This sentence caught my eye. I guess MarcRealty wanted to take the upfront cash but not deal with the aftermath of "super-diversifying" its building.

[pluvmantelo]

Most landlords agree with the effort to expand
the use of “housing choice vouchers,”
formerly known as Section 8 vouchers, to
more prosperous parts of the city.

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I don’t believe this. The author offers no evidence and it defies common sense.

[MrB]

Donchaknow?

All owners of upscale real estate want people to rent from them who have no stake in upkeep of the property.

Unless they’re racists, of course.

[pluvmantelo]

Exactly.

[Chode]

wait till they start buzzing in all the dealers, junkies, bangers, pimps and whores for party time...

wait, they have a doorman to do it for them, nevermind

[RipSawyer]

A 25th floor apartment may be some people’s ideas of luxury but not mine. I would rather live in a camper trailer on a creek bank than in any super high-rise on the lakefront in Chicago.