Overnight crowd for Section 8

Posted 8/21/12

MONTICELLO, NY — More than 650 people—most of them members of the Hasidic community from outside Sullivan County—turned out on the evening of June 14 to apply for federally subsidized housing …

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Overnight crowd for Section 8

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MONTICELLO, NY — More than 650 people—most of them members of the Hasidic community from outside Sullivan County—turned out on the evening of June 14 to apply for federally subsidized housing units, even though the applications were not available until the next morning. The people were camped in the vicinity of the Monticello Housing Authority (MHA) and their presence elicited complaints of noise and parking congestion from neighbors.

It was the first time applications for Section 8 housing were available from MHA in five years. Monticello police were on the scene early Monday morning and they prevented more cars from entering the parking area.

While the applications were filled out by many people who live outside the county, Anne Johnson, the director of the MHA, said preference would be given to residents who live in Sullivan County. The MHA website says, “This housing authority does have a preference for local residents; all other applicants will be placed by date and time application has been received.”

MHA administers both a public housing and Section 8 housing voucher program. It owns and manages a project with 98 affordable rental units, and it administers 554 Section 8 housing vouchers.

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