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I thought that Section 8 housing has to meet some minimum standards. Are they really that minimal?
by ufocia 3y ago
I thought that Section 8 housing has to meet some minimum standards. Are they really that minimal?
- plagiarist 3y agoI don't have a fantastic recollection of the article I saw, but either the standards were or the enforcement was all but nonexistent.
- gigatexal 3y agoI’ve a single condo rental in Portland. It’s the home my wife and I bought when we got married but rent out now cuz we’re in Germany. It’s rented at less than market because of many reasons none having to do with the state of the home — it’s the nicest place I’ve ever seen — but mostly my ignorance in being a landlord. That being said we try to be the best landlords we can. We fix things ASAP and try to make it like we’d like it if we were renting there. From what I remember the city of Portland at least had such a dirth of units being offered for section 8 due to many landlords having had their units trashed or otherwise fearful of the general bad press about section 8 tenants that there’s not a lot landlords willing to participate in the program leading to a lack of supply. The upside for landlords though is that the govt pays the rent and it’s often a higher amount than one might get otherwise. There are of course downsides.