Those are the landlords that care about their neighborhoods and other tenants more than the short-term government payments. Section 8 is a boon to unscrupulous landlords, but a curse to neighbors and neighborhoods.
We had tremendous problems with the Section 8rs here for a while. Then out village passed a Nuisance Property ordinance. Now when a new family moves in to one of the properties owned by out of state landlords I send them a copy of said ordinance by registered mail.
The quality of the renters has increased dramatically.
Re: “Those are the landlords that care about their neighborhoods and other tenants more than the short-term government payments. Section 8 is a boon to unscrupulous landlords, but a curse to neighbors and neighborhoods.”
Absolutely correct!! I have lived in two different neighborhoods that had some section 8 renters - all absolute disasters. The properties had to be totally renovated after the criminals who lived there got through destroying the place, yards gone, trash always present, grocery store carts piled up, burglaries, cars coming and going at all hours, drug sales, then on top of that, you never could tell who all lived there.
Landlords do not want Section 8 tenants driving out all their other tenants. Section 8 may be attractive to a landlord wanting to rent a small single house, or to a landlord with rent-controlled tenants he WANTS to drive off.
Those are the landlords that don’t want to have the copper water pipes ripped out of their walls, human feces in the closets, or meth lab explosions.
Nor section 8 but crazy people dwell in apartments.... : )
Just this week we had someone evicted as he was CRAZY. Took a couple of years of complaints.
Up at all hours after midnight keeping people awake, this guy would put up different displays on his window and door and place objects in the balcony (2 story courthouse apt with surround balcony). He would breaks lights, unscrew lights, place objects on cars, 4 twin beds stacked on top of one another, bring random bits of junk into the courtyard and leave them. Yell at people.
We have a section 8 renter in our neighborhood and a great neighbor. The guy is disabled.
You can say that again! We have a house nearby that they made into a section 8 house....nothing but trouble every time a family moves in and out....most don't last 6 months and many are out in three or less.
What’ we've experienced here is they have no control of their kids at all...single mothers have live in boyfriends and they're are ALWAYS domestic happenings where police are called.
Then you have the crowd they travel with dropping by with the same mindset. And they all hang on their porch like couch potatoes. It's awful!!
Thank God they do not get new tenants very quick because they have to do so much recovery from the house after the last tenant leaves. So there are long stretches before the next bunch comes in.
Fortunately the neighborhood begins complaints early on, and frequently so they get tired of being harassed and move.