Government shutdown and Section 8

[Brian H.]

I'm a new landlord. I have one section 8 tenant in one of my units. Does a government shutdown affect getting section 8 payments? It isnt the right time of month to affect me but I was just curious in general.

[Tyrell Perry]

Payment has yet to be halted but the road ahead is ambiguous. CMHA (administrator of Cleveland Section 8) sent out this notification on yesterday:

Dear Landlord,

As you may know, there has been a partial shutdown of the Federal government. We have received funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development for the Public Housing and Housing Choice Voucher programs in January and expect to receive payments in February. We will provide updates as we continue to receive more information.

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Key word here is "EXPECT." Has anyone else received a similar message from their local Section 8 Housing Authority?