The other thing is the detailed inspection the government does before you can take section 8 at least here. I would have no problem taking the money but I do not have any units which could pass the inspection. The other scary thing is the state and counties are passing laws which codify the requirements the inspectors are looking for into law so you are constantly in violation when you have tenants.
what is this woman’s “disability”?.....I’m sure it must be stress, or a bad knee or perhaps she’s got a personality disorder or maybe she’s just a lazy jerk?...
LaTanya Is on disability. Injured vet or workplace injury do you suppose?
I think they make a great point. If the banks can turn these people down for mortgages, why can’t the landlords turn down section 8 renters?
It’s clear they can through other means.
And I am one of them.
“This is a business. And I have an obligation to the City of Rochester and the neighborhood I own property in to put the best person in that neighborhood,” said Mary D’Alessandro, who owns 11 properties and heads the New York State Property Owners Coalition.
If accurately quoted, that is a seriously self-damaging statement and will get such a landlord into very hot water. “The best person”?
A person who says things like that had damn well better consider keeping their mouths shut.
People who get things for free have no respect for it. They do not treat your property the same as someone paying full price. The result is more damage than the Government will reimburse and a resulting loss for the landlord. Unless you are a slumlord you cannot make money on section 8 tenants.
You’re damn right they are the smart ones.
I don’t know how it is in all states but in mine once you start taking Section 8 your property basically no longer belongs to you.
The government says who you will and will not kick out, what you will and will not do with it and when.
There is no way I will rent to section 8’s!!!!
I guess I want to know what her sons’ disabilities are. Sorry but its so easy to get that designation now.
At first I would say make sure the property won’t pass inspection. Later when the feds make it easier to pass inspection start selling them on long term contracts?
Did I miss what her “disability” is? She was able enough to have two kids and there seems to be no father.
“Rennert suspects many landlords confuse Section 8 with rental assistance provided by social services.”
In some way Section 8 is worse than Social services. Landlords give up many of their rights under section 8. The contract with section 8 Supersedes any lease and sets terms that fall outside of a standard lease. That contract is a year long with an inspection of the property required for renewal. They are nit picky with the inspection and can complain about the craziest things. And the inspection requirements are inconsistent from year to year. But if you have chipping paint on the outside of a 2nd story window then they will fail it as a possible lead problem.
And if your section 8 tenant dies then be prepared for a nightmare that can last for months while receiving zero rent. A little research on the subject will expose that there are many legal risks that have nothing to do with the quality of the said tenant.
If you rent to a Section 8 tenant, you are almost guaranteed they will trash your place and the Section 8 authorities will refuse to reimburse you for the damages.
No surprise to see “No Section 8 Tenants Accepted” in the classified ads.
Those racist landlords don’t want their properties destroyed.
Mr. Mercat and I have five properties that we rent. We’ve had as many as seven. We are very careful and Mr. Mercat is very hands on. He picks up the rent checks in person every month except for one client who has him on automatic pay. When he picks up the check he talks to the tenant and usually goes in and looks around. But they know that if 1) something needs fixing he’s there within an hour or so or if 2) its a bad month, he’ll work with them on paying late. He does allow the occasional pet if he has met and likes the pet. So he is the ideal landlord. But and this is a big but, the tenant has to pass a background check and has to be employed. He gets references. We’ve had rentals now for over 35 years and it works out for us. They are now paid off and we get a bit of passive income. Although the values increase, they do need maintenance and if we ever sell the tax hit will be huge since they are pretty much depreciated to zero. So it’s a hard way to build wealth and not everyone is up to it. We do okay. He always manages to drop it to the new tenants that I’m a lawyer so they will know that a forcible detainer is not that hard to do.
The states have never delegated to the feds, expressly via the Constitution, the specific power to appropriate revenue for vote-winning intrastate housing purposes. Neither have the states amended the Constitution to make housing a constitutionally protected right.
So it’s up to the individual states to appropriate revenue for housing purposes if that’s what the legal majority voters of a given state want.
Many years ago we had a section 8 house 2 houses down from me. It was not a single family home...it was a “nest” of criminals, drug dealers and illegals.
I did some research in the Federal CFR concerning the reporting procedures of section 8 welfare cheats and found an amazing regulation within.
It clearly stated that ANYONE receiving section 8 has to report the names, relationship and SOCIAL SECURITY number of anyone staying at the house for more than one week.
Guess what, I demanded that our local housing authority enforce (or follow) the CFR and they gave me some excuse and said they would get back with me on the subject. Furthermore, they demanded that I tell them the reason that I asked the question about their compliance.
I never heard another word from them nor would they ever answer my call when they recognized my phone number.
Nothing ever happened and if everyone that was a responsible citizen pressured their legislatures or civic officials to obey the CFR maybe something can be done about these “hives” of illegals and criminals that are robbing us of our tax money.
However, I am not naive enough to expect that to ever happen.
Disability my arse. When the welfare check arrives her disability disappears for the afternoon.