Section 8 is a federally funded program that provides financial assistance to low-income renters. And for the first time in 14 years, Oakland’s housing authority is accepting applications.

Rally and march from Pershing Square in Downtown Los Angeles to the HUD offices to save funding for Section 8 housing program for families. (Photo by Anacleto Rapping/Los Angeles Times via Getty ...

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The N.J. State Rental Assistance Program (SRAP), a housing voucher program similar to Section 8, is now taking applications.

FirstService Residential also manages two other Texas HOAs with rules against using Section 8 housing vouchers.

The commission is expecting at least 5,000 applications by the time the application window closes at 5 p.m. on Tuesday.