Posted on 03/23/2015 3:56:59 PM PDT by Daffynition
Verde Point is a self-described "luxury apartment" complex with a rooftop pool and "personal wine storage" that is currently accepting public housing assistance recipients who will live there practically for free, courtesy of the taxpayers at least until they become gainfully employed and their incomes rise. That's when the pool parties and wine tastings end and they will have to downgrade to a more middle-class abode.
The Gramercy is another luxury apartment, also in Arlington, Va., where holders of the federal vouchers formerly known as Section 8 can live, taking advantage of its "massage room and sauna" and "clubroom with bar." Also included, according to its promotional materials, are a "first-class sports club," "theater/screening room," and computer room.
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I’ve heard that in Austin, TX, landlords can’t turn down someone with a Section 8 voucher.
Id bet that the units have all been rented for weeks....
with a waiting list as long as the local freeway
That’s why we can’t have nice things. ;(
Not for long, after the Urban Utes get through with it.
Minorities act like "the ghetto" is someplace Whites make them live when in reality the ghetto is the result of them living there.
The Austin Apartment Association (AAA) sued the next day to block it. On March 7th, a judge or appellate panel took up the case, since the ordinance seems to conflict with both state and federal law.
The AAA states that it violates the law by mandating that landlords MUST participate in a voluntary government program, as well as risks violating their rights by mandating rents and rental terms.
Wow... I live in a small apartment and don’t get rent assistance.
Nice digs, though.
Just keeping Austin weird.
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