Section 8 resident -- Can not come up with security deposit?

[Josh Skyer]

Paperwork has been approved and we have passed inspection.  She has 1 week to move in and informed us she wont have enough cash to cover the security deposit due to her lay-off from the Corona epidemic. 

If she does not move in by the end of the week we loose the subsidy and the 1 year of guaranteed rent ( and months we spent getting to this point)  Any ideas?  I was considering letting her move in without it or perhaps increasing her portion of the monthly rent.  Thoughts? 

[John Underwood]

Is her rent paid 100% by government? If so let her in!
Get as much of the deposit as possible and work out a payment plan for the rest.

Having rent guaranteed by the government with what is going on in the world is huge.
My section 8 tenants have been in  my houses for 5 years or longer. They tend to stay a long time, rent increases are easy.
Don't think twice about this, get her in your property and do what you need to do to make it happen.