Can Section 8 be used for house and apartment on same land

[Lebert Wilson-Harris]

Hello,

My name is Lee Wilson, and I am new to the website/forum after discovering the Bigger Pockets podcast. I tried a search but did not find exactly what I was looking for. So I wanted to see if anyone could give me an answer. My grandmother passed away a few years ago, and she left her house to my dad. It has been sitting unoccupied since she passed, and I brought up the idea of renting the house to my dad. Her house would need some major upgrading, and it's also located in a not-so-great area in Baton Rouge, LA. My first instinct is that we would have to go Section 8, but on her property is a studio that she once used for dance lessons and a separate one bedroom apartment that has been updated in recent years due to fire damage.

My main question is would we be able to rent out the main house and apartment under section 8?