Another Section 8 thread

[David Albertson]

I've recently purchased a 3 bedroom house and have been advertising it for rent. I ran an ad on craigslist for $695 and I put a sign in the front yard. I've had several people look at the property but no one has coughed up the $695 deposit. Anyways I had a lady stop by yesterday and said she had a Section 8 voucher for $850. She said she would bring me the deposit check this week along with the voucher. She told me that I might as well charge the full $850 as she pays nothing towards the rent anyways. My question is, could I get in trouble for telling the Sec. 8 people that I want $850 when in reality I've been asking $695? I know that they will come and do an inspection to determine the maximum rent. I just don't want to be way under the amount they come up with and screw myself out of $$. Any thoughts?