Section 8 Housing refers to privately-owned rental units that participate in the low-income rental assistance program created by the 1974 amendments to Section 8 of the 1937 Housing Act. Under this program, landlords receive rent subsidies on behalf of qualified low-income tenants, allowing these tenants to pay a limited proportion of their incomes towards rent.
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