Vanessa Nicholson (granddaughter of Vanessa Bell, one of the pivotal figures of the unconventional, but influential Bloomsbury Group in the first half of the 20th century) has described it as a curious slippery adjective.
Definition of 'public housing'. public housing. uncountable noun. Public housing is apartments or houses that are rented to poor people, usually at a low cost, by the government. [mainly US] ...the construction of more public housing.
If you live in public housing and you or someone in your household is arrested, you are at risk for eviction from public housing. Typically, this is called âtermination of tenancy.â If you are being evicted from public housing or from your Section 8 program, you have a right to a hearing. criminal history can affect your eligibility for both public housing and, if a landlord conducts a background check, private housing. An arrest â even before anyone is found guilty â can often trigger eviction of you or your entire household from public or private housing.