SCHUMER: AFTER SANDY, VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, HOMELESS VETERANS, AND THE DISABLED FACE DESPERATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING SHORTAGE – CALLS ON FEDS TO RECALCULATE ASSISTANCE FORMULA THAT SHORTCHANGES NEW YORK

WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 26, 2013 – (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today called on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to increase the Fair Market Rent (FMR) for victims of Superstorm Sandy on Long Island—one of the nation’s most expensive housing market. A wide variety of people use this program including homeless veterans and victims of domestic violence fleeing their abusers.