Heat and cooling solution for Section 8 rental

[Mauricio Quintana]

Hi all,

I'm hoping to get some feedback from Section 8 landlords.  I'm working on my first rehab that will be designated as a S8 rental.  This will be in Macon, GA and the guidelines state the house must have a heat source.  The property is a duplex that will have window units as a cooling source.  The only problem with getting the heating/cooling window units is the amount of electricity needed to run them.  I would have to put all 4 units on separate breakers which would be very costly.  Electrician is telling me that even then, I would have to get the city to provide more voltage to the house in order to make this happen.

Do any current S8 landlords use something outside of a central HVAC unit for their places?  If so, what do you use?  Any recommendations on the above would be greatly appreciated.   

Thanks!