Apparently I'm Rich
I keep running into government subsidized housing in my apartment search. I’ve always known that I live in a poor area, but the amount of subsidized housing in this town is staggering. It makes it harder for me to find a new place to live since I keep getting told I make too much money—which is funny in it’s not-funny way. Too much money? I wish. I also may end up downgrading to a one bedroom. My second bedroom now is mainly used for storage, so it won’t be the end of the world. If I do go that route, I’m going to use it as an excuse to seriously declutter my life. Clothing, furniture, toys, old electronics, books I’ll never read again, and anything else I can do without will be gone.
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We ran into the same issue when we moved to Flint. All of the nice looking apartments were low-income housing, and those buildings were all over the place.
Posted by: 5K | May 8, 2009 11:05 PM
You could always become a meth addict. That will get you government housing for sure.
PS. Greg's sis owned a house that was section eight - govt subsidized half of the rent to assist the poor. For three years, her welfare tenant was way way behind on rent. The government only reimburses you when the renter pays you. And to top it off, here in Calif, crappy government has made it near impossible to evict a ranter.
Did I mention that the renter was a single mom of three, and a meth addict?
Posted by: Sonicfrog | May 12, 2009 11:16 AM