[Kozak]

When the units were emptied, the owners who previously thought they were doing such a grand thing, we greeted with destroyed walls, appliances pulled out and just gone, carpet matted with urine and various other bodily fluids from both man and animal, a conspicuous lack of toilets. (Who steals toilets? Honestly)

Yeah, but under the rules for section 8 housing the GOVERNMENT pays for any damage to the property by the tenants. So for the landlord it's a no lose proposition. Guaranteed rent, and a government rehab when the POS move out.

[PapaBear3625]

Yeah, but under the rules for section 8 housing the GOVERNMENT pays for any damage to the property by the tenants. So for the landlord it's a no lose proposition. Guaranteed rent, and a government rehab when the POS move out.

Which creates an incentive for the landlord of an old apartment in need of renovations, to rent to destructive Section 8 tenants. He then gets a government-paid renovation when they move out

[SoftballMominVA]

The government pays the absolute MINIMUM for the replacement, not the true value. It was and is a losing proposition for someone who wants their house to stay in good condition

[Mom MD]

I have a friend who rented to section 8 tenants. They did over 50,000 in damage to a 150,000 unit (basically he had to take everything to the studs and start over)
I am not aware he got one dime from the government to help pay for the damage.

[threeoeight]

This is not quite true. I used to rent to S-8 tenants and I assure you the government does not pay for the repairs.

[ReagansShinyHair]

Section 8 used to be a better deal for landlords because the rent check went right to the landlord, and the government did pay for most of what was damaged. Now, neither is true and I would not touch Section 8.

[Drew68]

So for the landlord it's a no lose proposition.

It becomes a problem in apartments when the few S-8 tenants cause an exodus of the law-abiding, peaceful tenants.

This happened to a co-worker of mine. He lived in a nice, safe apartment complex. It only took ONE family to change everything. A single mother and her teenage sons on S-8 moved into a unit and overnight the apartment complex became Thug Central when her sons' gang-banger homies all started hanging around. Robberies started happening, car break-ins, fights, loud music, intimidating the other residents, etc. My co-worker was robbed at gunpoint when he went out to his patio to smoke a cigarette!

Eventually, all the good tenants moved out and the landlord found himself with a 50% vacancy rate. He couldn't give units away.