More than 160 subsidized apartments in new York is the people with high income.
Such audit data financial controller of the state of new York Thomas DiNapoli, writes Curbed.
The audit showed that as of December 2015 160 residents annually earn 100 thousand dollars or more, occupied apartments, which are designed for new Yorkers with low incomes. And eight of the subsidized apartments were received by the residents, whose annual income was above $ 250 thousand.
One of the most striking examples – investment banker David Sanz. He got an apartment with two bedrooms in Chelsea, noting that his annual income does not exceed 24 725 dollars.
In addition, Sanz stated that his dependent has a nephew and niece are teenagers who are studying in new York, and that he is divorced.
In fact, it was not so. Social security numbers «nephews» by David Sanz, as it turned out, belonged to an elderly man from California and 9-year-old girl from Iowa. The Sansa was not divorced, and his annual income, according to tax returns amounted to more than 450 thousand dollars.
Now, when the truth was opened, the banker agreed to move to a smaller apartment.
A common problem with affordable housing is that by law, if the income of the tenant subsidized apartments increases, it does not have the right to evict.
«This system is designed to help people who earn little, right. But if I’m in a period of time, earn a little, and then my income will increase, what do I do? To leave this apartment?» says Sanz.
