The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-24

CLASS B
3k rooms -------- $3.50 $685.
~ rooms --------- 5000 $500
5h rooms --------- $11.00 $942
CLASS c.
3k rooms --------- $3.50 $l03s
AZ rooms --------- $3.50 $loSo
SIX rooms --------- $14.OO $1lzz
In addition to the shelter REM
there is a charge of $40 per month
for utilities, including water, hot
water, heat, refrigeration, lights and
gas for cooking, on all units.
With shelter rents and charge for
utilities remaining the same regard
less of the number of minor depend
ents, the maximum income which a
family containing three or more de-
pendents may receive and still be
eligible for tenancy follow:
Class A-3A rooms, sS13.6o; Az
rooms, ss71.2O; 5A rooms, $s14.4o.
Class B-3h rooms, $1,O29.60; AZ
rooms, s~1,Os7.20; 5A rooms, ST.
130.40.
Class C-3k rooms, $~1,245.eo; ~
rooms, s~1,3o3.2o; 5A rooms, ST.
346.40.
In selecting tenants for the units
in the project, H. R. Emory, execu-
tive manager of HACOW, pointed
out yesterday morning, preference
will be given those of lowest in
come who are still able to pay the
required rents, and to those with
the greatest housing need. For ex'
ample, if there is al applicant with
an income of $400 a year who IS
able to pay the rent and an appli-
cant with. an income of $500 a year,
the lower income family will be
given preference provided Its hous-
ing need is as great as that of the
more fortunate family.
The Charles T. Nesbitt Courts
have been divided into units as fol-
lows:
In Class A there r "a units OF
3 IL rooms, Is of 4 IL rooms, and
nine of S IL rooms.
In Class B there are SO units of
8 10 rooms, "A of 4 IL rooms and
IL of 5 IL rooms.
In Class c there are % units of
Q 10 rooms 81 of a 10 rooms. and
II of S IL rooms.
There is no set figure for minim-
UNI income a family must have be-
fore becoming eligible for tenancy
in the housing project. Emory
said, other than that the family
must be able to pay the rents as set
in the schedule.
The range of incomes which FAM
lilies may receive and still be eligi-
BILE for tenancy, Emory said, is
wider in the white housing project
than in the colored project because
the range Of income of white peo-
pie living in substandard dwell
ings is much wider than that
among negroes.
In addition, he said in answer to
a question, it is true that inclus-
ion Of higher income families
among those eligible will make it
possible to reach a lower income
group with adequate housing than
would be the case if the top limit
were lowered. However, he said,
HACOW will not be competing with
private enterprise even though it
will reach a higher income
bracket, because there are many
substantial people making incomes
as high as our highest maximum
who are still living in substandard
houses because they cannot afford
to pay the rents required for STAN
dard dwellings,"
To date, he said, 1859 applications
from families apparently eligible
for tenancy in Charles T. Nesbitt
courts have been received. OF these
so have been thoroughly investigat-
ed and tentatively approved by the
tenant selection office. Other in
vestigations n proceeding at a
rapid rate, he said.
Final completion date for work
at Charles T. Nesbitt courts, he
said, is Nov. 80 but it is anticipat-
ed the first tenant family will be
moved into the project about Oct.
Ills.
Meanwhile at New Brooklyn
Homes, the negro housing project
in the northern sector of the city
312 applications have been receiv-
ed from apparently eligible fam
lilies which desire to live in the
246 units available there. Many of
these applications, though coming
from eligible families, will not be
approved, he said, because appli.
cations n still being received and
among those now coming in are
applications from families with
greater housing need than some of
those who applied earlier and need
for housing is one of the prime
factors in selection of tenants.
To date, he said. So negro fam
lilies have moved into New Brook
Ign Homes, where work is slated to
be completed by Sept. 10.
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