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Using a Section 8 Voucher

Produced by Massachusetts Law Reform Institute
Reviewed December 2009

Renting with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher sometimes can be difficult. Rents may be too high. Apartments may not be in decent condition. Or you may be facing housing discrimination because you have a voucher.

The purpose of this chapter is to give you information about how to deal with common problems that people face when first getting a voucher and trying to use it.

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