Have you EVER sued section 8? Successful?

[Cameron Riley]

- Section 8 tenants destroyed property, what repercussions should I take?

-Sue HUD?

[Patti Robertson]

Originally posted by @Cameron Riley:

@Kyle J.

My understanding is, I was renting to a government entity, they are responsible for the damages to my home

You know how Landlords react when a tenant is unaware of their lease terms because they didn't bother to read the lease they signed? Well, you have have made the same grave error by signing a HAP agreement with HUD without reading it. You in no way rented to a government entity. Your lease was with the tenant, and the tenant alone. Both you and the tenant had separate contractual relationships with HUD. HUD was not responsible for screening your tenant, nor were they responsible to ensure the tenant paid you or abided by your lease. Had you notified the case worker of a tenant's lease violation that you had a court rule on in your favor, the housing authority would have told the tenant they could not have their voucher reissued to move without your permission. If you didn't take the tenant to court or didn't tell SEC 8 that you did, there is nothing they can do. If you evict a tenant and tell SEC 8 you did, the tenant will lose their voucher. You have to notify SEC 8 of these court orders BEFORE they reissue the voucher for it to do any good.

Chalk this up to a lesson learned.  READ contracts BEFORE you sign them in the future,.