Section 8 Question: Voucher Not Enough

[Scott Weaner]

I am in the process of renting a unit that will be vacant on 9/1. I did find a good prospective tenant who would be my first Section 8 tenant. The problem is that the voucher is not enough to cover the rent that I need to get. Apparently, the tenant is not permitted by the program to pay the difference, which she is able to do. 

I have a detached garage at the property. Could I set up a separate lease for that, which would cover the difference? Does anyone see any potential pitfalls with that plan?

One concern that I have is that if she simply does not pay the garage rent, I will have no standing to evict her from the home.

[Aly W.]

Being able to pay it and actually doing so are two different things.