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July 12, 2007 06:00 AM

Rental housing for lower-income becoming scarce

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Rosalinda Santana, 23, a single mother of two in East Hartford, Conn., lost her hotel housekeeping job when she had to take two weeks off to care for her sick son. (Judy Griesedieck/MCT)
Rosalinda Santana, 23, a single mother of two in East Hartford, Conn., lost her hotel housekeeping job when she had to take two weeks off to care for her sick son. (Judy Griesedieck/MCT) MCT
While Rosalinda Santana looks for work, she's using $563 per month in unemployment insurance to try and pay her $750 per month rent. (Judy Griesedieck/MCT)
While Rosalinda Santana looks for work, she's using $563 per month in unemployment insurance to try and pay her $750 per month rent. (Judy Griesedieck/MCT) MCT
Rosalinda Santana has applied for assistance, but was told she faces a two- to three-year wait for a Section 8 voucher. (Judy Griesedieck/MCT)
Rosalinda Santana has applied for assistance, but was told she faces a two- to three-year wait for a Section 8 voucher. (Judy Griesedieck/MCT) MCT
When the owner of Dorothy Paul's HUD-subsidized townhouse in Washington, D.C., decided not to renew his HUD contract in 2002, Paul tried to buy the home, but the owner balked at the deal.  (Andrew Councill/MCT)
When the owner of Dorothy Paul's HUD-subsidized townhouse in Washington, D.C., decided not to renew his HUD contract in 2002, Paul tried to buy the home, but the owner balked at the deal. (Andrew Councill/MCT) MCT
Five years later, Dorothy Paul is still in litigation and the owner is now trying to evict her, so he can renovate and sell the property in the open market. As her legal battle drags on, Paul remains a tenant in her home of 22 years. Without the HUD subsidy, her rent has soared to $1,200 a month, which eats up well over half of her income as a hair stylist.  (Andrew Councill/MCT)
Five years later, Dorothy Paul is still in litigation and the owner is now trying to evict her, so he can renovate and sell the property in the open market. As her legal battle drags on, Paul remains a tenant in her home of 22 years. Without the HUD subsidy, her rent has soared to $1,200 a month, which eats up well over half of her income as a hair stylist. (Andrew Councill/MCT) MCT
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