LANSING — The eviction notices for some residents of a local apartment complex started arriving early last summer, just as the federal government’s moratorium was about to expire.

But neither Carmelleta Smith, Rosalind Johnson nor Tenille Buckner had ever fallen behind on rent, even as rates consistently rose in recent years at BLVD West — a south Lansing apartment complex across the street from the new McLaren Greater Lansing hospital.

Instead, apartment complex staff told them they no longer accepted housing vouchers for very low-income tenants, often called Section 8 vouchers. It’s unclear how many residents of the complex were using the rental assistance vouchers.

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