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Sisters Jameelah and Hameedah Khadar both moved to New York City immediately after college

Although Jameelah spent four years paying steep rent in the area, Hameedah only made it through two years before they both decided to move back home in 2025

Determined to make his daughters feel comfortable, Jamal Khadar, an architect, contractor and owner of the construction company, Khatraco LLC, took matters into his own hands

After college graduation, Hameedah and Jameelah Khadar moved to New York City, chasing the promise of opportunity and the freedom of adult life.

However, instead of the excitement they imagined, both sisters quickly found themselves trapped in tiny apartments with soaring rent bills.

In the past two years, Jameelah, 26, had been shelling out $2,200 a month

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