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> Because housing projects do have higher crime rates, right? I'd be surprised if they did. Landlords opt-in to the Sec 8 program, and the ones that do general

by ng12 10y ago

> Because housing projects do have higher crime rates, right? I'd be surprised if they did. Landlords opt-in to the Sec 8 program, and the ones that do generally do so because it's a profitable course for a "problematic" property. As a non-Sec 8 recipient I will always shy away from Sec 8 friendly housing because it tells me a lot about the landlord, the neighborhood, and the condition of the building.

gnopgnip 10y ago
This depends on local laws. In many places it is illegal for landlords to deny applicants because of their source of income.
- ng12 10y ago
  In the US? Landlords do not have to accept Sec 8 and as far as I am aware no state has a law against rejecting an applicant for lack of income/credit. On the federal level income status is not protected.
cowpewter 10y ago
My parents own a couple houses that they rent out. They were looking for a tenant after the previous tenant disappeared without paying several months rent, and one lady that applied had Section 8. She was a single mother, and my mom really felt for her, because she raised me as a single mom herself, and while she'd never had to live in public housing she did get assistance from WIC (or whatever it was called in the 80s). She really thought it was going to be win-win: since the government was paying the rent, they'd always get the check, and this single mom would have a nice place to live and raise her kids. Well... it was fine, for about six months. Then the lady's old boyfriend starting hanging around the house all the time, bringing his drug dealing friends around, and one day the renter just ditched the place in the middle of the night, leaving the entire place pretty much trashed. My parents had to spend weeks repairing the damage to the house and cleaning it up (my mom said the bathtub was literally black with grime). So now they are extremely reluctant to rent to a Section 8 holder again. They lost money on the deal, considering the costs of repairs and cleaning, even with all the labor for the repairs/cleaning done by them rather than hiring a service.

by ng12 10y ago

gnopgnip 10y ago

This depends on local laws. In many places it is illegal for landlords to deny applicants because of their source of income.

ng12 10y ago
In the US? Landlords do not have to accept Sec 8 and as far as I am aware no state has a law against rejecting an applicant for lack of income/credit. On the federal level income status is not protected.

cowpewter 10y ago

My parents own a couple houses that they rent out. They were looking for a tenant after the previous tenant disappeared without paying several months rent, and one lady that applied had Section 8. She was a single mother, and my mom really felt for her, because she raised me as a single mom herself, and while she'd never had to live in public housing she did get assistance from WIC (or whatever it was called in the 80s). She really thought it was going to be win-win: since the government was paying the rent, they'd always get the check, and this single mom would have a nice place to live and raise her kids. Well... it was fine, for about six months. Then the lady's old boyfriend starting hanging around the house all the time, bringing his drug dealing friends around, and one day the renter just ditched the place in the middle of the night, leaving the entire place pretty much trashed. My parents had to spend weeks repairing the damage to the house and cleaning it up (my mom said the bathtub was literally black with grime). So now they are extremely reluctant to rent to a Section 8 holder again. They lost money on the deal, considering the costs of repairs and cleaning, even with all the labor for the repairs/cleaning done by them rather than hiring a service.