NYC Rules Ease Affordable Housing Path for Undocumented Migrants
- Credit-ratings scrapped, allowing for increased eligibility
- Applicants need to show 12 straight months of rent payments
Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg
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Mayor Bill de Blasio is making it easier for New York City’s undocumented immigrants to qualify for scarce city-subsidized affordable housing.
New eligibility rules de Blasio unveiled scrap credit-rating, Social Security and taxpayer identification requirements if applicants can show 12 consecutive monthly rent payments.