Renting to an evicted person, now on HUD?

[Donald S.]

Hi all, 

I currently have a 3 bed 1 bath apartment in a C or C- neighborhood that we're trying to get rented out. I'm realizing why people say it's harder to rent in the winter. Well I have an applicant who has evictions (2) on her record, one from 2012 and one from 2017. Normally that would be end of discussion, we don't rent to evictions. However she is now on a HUD program that pays for 90% of her rent, not Section 8 (or HCV as it is really named), but a similar program.

So my question is this: If an applicant meets your other standards, but fails the eviction standard, but now has the government flipping the bill for most (or all) of their rent, do you make an exception?  

I'm pretty sure the answer will be 'No', but I wanted to gather thoughts and opinions on this.