Author: David Layfield
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How to Avoid and Report Section 8 Google Scams
Update: This article was updated on February 25, 2022 Recently, the Federal Trade Commission published a warning about scam websites that target low-income persons seeking Section 8 affordable housing assistance. These scammers are looking to sell your information to advertisers, make you pay for free information or even worse, steal your identity. The deceptive websites that…
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5 Ways Housing Assistance Improves Lives
Recently I asked our 300,000 email subscribers and Facebook fans a simple question. How does housing assistance improve the lives of those who receive it? Here’s the post on Facebook. Now, I know we have an engaging group of social media followers that aren’t afraid to ask questions, share their opinions or help…
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Online Section 8 Application Software Provider Not Responsible for Damages in Case of Data Breach
2017 Editor’s Note: Since the publishing of this article in April 2015, we are not aware of any waiting list information breaches on WaitListCheck or any other online waiting list provider. If you have applied to any online Section 8 waiting lists lately, odds are you have used a website called WaitListCheck by HAPPY Software. They…
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December 30, 2014 Section 8 Update Recording and Transcript
Hi! Welcome to our Google Hangout. Today is… not January – it’s December 30th – we normally do these on Wednesdays, but since tomorrow’s New Year’s Eve, we thought we’d do it a day early. We actually hadn’t planned on doing one of these hangouts until next week or the week after, but…
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Affordable Housing Online and Atlanta Housing Authority Hangout and Transcript
Recently we sat down with Shean Atkins from the Atlanta Housing Authority to discuss the AHA’s recently announced Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List Opening. For more details on the Atlanta opening visit our AHA page at http://affordablehousingonline.com/housing-authority/Georgia/Housing-Authority-of-The-City-of-Atlanta-Georgia/GA006/ or the Atlanta Housing Authority website at http://atlantahousing.org David Layfield: Welcome to our Google…
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December 17, 2014 Section 8 Update Video and Transcript
Hi, I’m Dave Layfield with Affordable Housing Online welcome to our weekly section 8 update today is December 17th, 2014. We’re changing it up a bit by doing a live broadcast via Google Hangouts. You Can access the hangout from our Google+ page and it’s also embedded on our website. If you want…