Posted on 09/12/2019 1:18:47 PM PDT by BenLurkin
California landlords would no longer be allowed to reject prospective tenants solely because they hold federal Section 8 housing vouchers under a bill passed by the state Legislature on Wednesday.
300,000 Californians who receive the vouchers. The program provides the largest direct federal subsidy for low-income tenants.
“Why do we continue to criminalize and penalize and have bias against people who are poor?”
You can do that in LA. Don’t know about other states. But even a full month’s damage deposit doesn’t begin to cover what some folks are capable of doing. They will strip the copper right out of your walls.
Can you require proof of Citizenship or a Resident Alien Green Card, or is that Illegal too?
Why do leftists see poverty is an indication of merit?
Thanks for those links and for your time in gathering and posting. Very informative. If I have a vacant house, it is my right to determine how that house is used. As long as I keep up the property and landscaping and pay the property taxes when due, the gvt has no right to control my decisions.
I agree with you. This is clearly an invasion of property owner rights. And it’s another reason I’m glad I don’t live in CA.
RetiredTexasVet wrote: “Most of them could be rejected for a hundred different valid reasons other than “solely” for Section 8 vouchers.”
Prove you didn’t reject because of the Section 8 voucher.
Obama tried, and the dems will try again as soon as they are back in charge to require cities to ensure that all neighborhoods had the correct demographics, ie, if your county is 30% black, then all neighborhoods must be as well. Failure to obtain the correct mixture meant withholding of all federal funds.
When I use to rent I had to come up with ‘first month, last month, and a very big security/cleaning deposit. Is that still required? Is it legal in Ca.?
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I’m still in CA due to family obligations. No, renters can’t charge like that anymore. It was the standard for decades, but several years ago the law was changed to First month’s rent and security deposit only. Basically, move in costs went from 3x to 2x rent. Much easier to move now. That rent is equal or less than 1/3 of gross income is still the standard requirement... so if you gross $46K a year, you qualify for an average one bedroom apartment at $1,300 per month. Keep in mind that at $46K gross, Californianos pay over 30% in State and Federal withholding. So that Rent requirement is roughly 1/2 of net income.... when rent is 1/2 of your income, its hard to get ahead. In the 80’s and 90’s you could raise a family on $50k, now you’re a modest single guy.
“300,000 Californians who receive the (Section 8) vouchers”
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Really?!? Only 300,000? Those 300,000 must all be illegals. I’ve never seen a White couple in Sec 8 housing around here. Once again, I find a program for Americans that is going to COOCs. Get the 5 million (?) COOCs out of CA!! Apartment complexes would empty, used car prices would plummet, teens and seniors would get jobs again, people on a bad streak could recover.
Yes. Rentals will turn into Condos overnight.
Else the landlord will just sell, take the profits, and get the hell out of CA.
The price would stay fixed but for maybe 3% rise in rent increase but it would lead to shortages and the apartments would never be repaired. See NYC before Mayor Guiliani.
That already exists.
I remove the stoves and electric plates.
There are a fair number of states that force you to accept section 8, if your units are acceptable.
I just always make sure my units flunk inspection.
Another way to go is to build for the Senior citizen population, with different levels of care provided. Around here (Cuyahoga Country), I wonder if there’s the danger of over-building for those needs, and some of the facilities will end up being lower-income housing. In Cleveland itself, a lot of high income apartments are being built. One can’t help but suspect that some of it will be successful, but some of it will become undesirable and a source for low income housing.
And they destroy the place when they leave.
Why does anyone still live in that sewer? There are so many better places to live?
It is easier than that. To be eligible to rent to Section 8 people, the property has to pass an inspection. Just flunk the inspection. It isn't that hard, e.g. a few cracked electrical outlet plates, "loose boards," etc... . The govt can't force you to pass an inspection.
I think this is against the law in some states.
I have found that landlords are pretty good at giving each other the scoop.
She will foster and/or adopt two or more kids from the state and ride it through SS retirement, or SS disability
I think an electrical fire is in its future.
Also with credit check, make sure the applicants fill out an application, themselves, not by their case manager.
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