General Relief Housing Subsidy (Direct Rent) - help!

[Alyssa Lebetsamer]

I bought a triplex in June and one of my tenants just got me paperwork titled: General Relief Housing Subsidy and Case Management Project Direct Rent. After reading through the legal jargon, apparently she somehow qualifies for disability and Los Angeles County will pay a portion of her rent directly to me as her landlord. I'm not going to lie, this makes me nervous. She has been less than an ideal tenant, and I have my reasons not to trust her. She also doesn't speak any English so communication has been very difficult. Has anyone out there had any experience with this type of situation/rent payment? Good, bad or neutral? I'd love to hear some feedback. I'm in California. Thank you so much.