Section 8 Voucher Question

[Jason V.]

So I’ve heard all about the issues that can come from accepting a section 8 voucher that only partially covers rent – the tenant is only responsible for $50/month, but still won’t/can’t pay it, and you wind up either evicting over that, or accepting only the money you get from the voucher.

My question: can you choose not to rent to an applicant because their voucher only covers a part of the rent, and not the whole amount?

Thanks!