In Rome, cheap public housing hid for years in plain sight
Uncovering of rental scam reveals there's never a shortage of homes
Rome
BACK in 2004, Elio Ciampanella was evicted from his apartment of three decades. He found housing as a live-in caregiver to a disabled child but still wanted a place of his own. So he applied for an apartment in Rome's public housing. And he waited. More than a decade passed. Then, in February this year, an apartment in the Testaccio neighbourhood finally became available.
In fact, Mr Ciampanella, 75, unexpectedly had his choice of several apartments. His tale might…
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