Section 8 - Northern California

[Ben Rishwain]

Hi. I just purchased a property with some Section 8 tenants. I believe their rents were increased last month. Now that I own, as of Friday, I would like to increase rents to market and I think the Housing Authority rents are in line with where I want to raise them. Do I have any issues raising them early next year? If so, what are my recourse options?

[Kyle J.]

@Ben Rishwain  Are the tenants on a lease or month-to-month?  If they're on a lease, you have to honor it.  But if they're on a month-to-month, you should be able to raise it with proper notice. 

As previously stated, the process can vary somewhat county to county.  But generally in this area, this is roughly the process for increasing a Section 8 tenant's rent (this was provided to me by the Housing Authority):