It’s not uncommon for the developers, landlords etc to put their own family or friends in these apartments on the taxpayer dime. These rich tenants in this story are probably politically connected.
It’s not the government’s money.
It’s your money.
These subsidies are taxpayer-funded grants. They are a matter of PUBLIC RECORD. Any taxpayer has the right to examine and challenge them.You can contact your state housing department (state branch of HUD) and start asking questions.
They’ll point you to the online archive of documents pertaining to a particular housing project. You’ll learn a LOT; then you can devise a plan to begin dismantling these rip offs.
Most importantly, don’t go after the poor or minority tenants. Approach it from the point of view of CORPORATE WELFARE. The developers, architects, builders and landlords are the ones getting the big bucks from these contracts.
Follow those names and their connections to kickbacks, campaign contributions, etc. Then go after the over-income, obviously ineligible tenants, and their connections. It’s likely these tenants are campaign contributors.
Then lodge your complaints with your state HUD, while furnishing your findings to sympathetic reporters.
It’s actually easier to stop these projects before they get built. The key is taxpayer participation and monitoring the public records.
Be aware if a project is planned in your area, and get on it ASAP.
The developers, architects, builders and landlords are the ones getting the big bucks from these contracts..
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No doubts about that.
There are some welfare cheats making out pretty well over it too.