Section 8 Housing Requirements

[Stephan Fequiere]

Hey everyone!

So I’m 22 and I just bought my first investment property! I’m super excited to get my feet wet. I have someone I know who NEVER pays their rent late, one of the cleanest people I’ve ever met and she’s looking to move into a bigger place with her kids. Basically, she’s the tenant every landlord hopes to get. Issue is, she is on section 8 and the seller was not able to produce a certificate stating that the house has been deleaded. There is absolutely NO chipping paint and all the walls are freshly painted and everything looks clean. Will the section 8 inspector request to see a certificate if the apartment looks good?

[Johnnie Walker]

@Stephan Fequiere If the tenant has kids 6 years old or below, they check to see if there is peeling/ chipped paint, inside and outside, to include the front stoop and fence. ( At least that's how it's done in Chicago) Also , you'll need the certificate stating that there isn't any lead based paint. It's much easier when there aren't any children 6 or under, huge difference in the strictness of the section 8 inspections.