By DAVID GREENE
NEW YORK CITY Housing Authority (NYCHA)’s Gun Hill housing complex, located in the Williamsbridge section of The Bronx
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Officials from the New York Apartment Association (NYAA) have said they have been informed by officials at NYCHA that Section 8 voucher payments will be delayed due to complications associated with the recent federal government shutdown.
They said NYCHA posted the following statement on its website: “Following notice from HUD that payments to Section 8 landlords would be delayed this month, NYCHA is assessing interim options and will distribute funding as soon as it becomes available from HUD.”
The statement continued, “NYCHA’s Section 8 payments to landlords are contingent on federal funding, with the Authority serving as a pass-through for Housing Assistance Payments (HAP). It is NYCHA’s standard procedure to pay its Section 8 landlords as soon as is reasonably practicable following its receipt of funding from HUD.”
They said NYCHA officials said they expect to receive the rest of the federally approved funding in the next week, at which point they will send over the remaining payments owed to property owners.
NYAA officials said they are monitoring this closely and will provide additional information to members as it becomes available.
Norwood News has also reached out to HUD for more information which we will share as it becomes available.