Legislators have for years fought for the housing voucher access program. It appears it will make New York State’s budget as President Donald Trump reportedly mulls cuts to the Section 8 program.
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Trump administration reportedly eying cuts to Section 8. ‘It’d be catastrophic’ for Syracuse, advocates say
Syracuse Housing Authority Executive Director Bill Simmons said deep cuts to the housing voucher program could “absolutely” kill the redevelopment of public housing.
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Syracuse sues Nob Hill Apartments ownership, citing failure to address code violations
For the second time this year, the city sued apartment building ownership over habitability issues. City officials sued the owners of Skyline Apartments earlier this month.
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Syracuse tenants face high eviction rates despite few owing back rent, report finds
The report, conducted by Community Service Society of New York, was based on a survey of 4,789 renters in New York.
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Syracuse again goes to court over Skyline Apartments, accuses newest owners of neglect
A March flood at Skyline led the city to sue Clear Investments. City officials have accused Clear of being uncommunicative, a claim which Clear denies.
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Video: Experts and advocates untangle Syracuse’s housing crisis on ‘Current Conversations’ panel
Watch a panel of experts and advocates explain the numbers behind the housing crisis and how they’d address it.
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Syracuse Housing Authority residents moving out contemplate their future — and their landlord’s
Relocation looms over uncertain tenants in the terraces of McKinney Manor, the first Syracuse Housing Authority complex slated for destruction ahead of neighborhood redevelopment.
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Syracuse lawmakers vote to roll over fines imposed on landlords to tax bills
Rolling over the fines will make it easier for the city to collect about $2 million in fines that property owners have skirted in the last two years.
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‘Poison in the locker room’: Why Joe Driscoll issued a city official’s most direct rebuke yet of SHA’s executive director
The city’s Interstate 81 project director Joe Driscoll called on SHA’s board to remove Executive Director Bill Simmons. Driscoll has dealt with Simmons in meetings related to the redevelopment of public housing.
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How 3 advocates would address Syracuse’s housing crisis
Panelists at a panel hosted Monday by Central Current discussed code enforcement, protecting tenants and how to create housing.
