More people living in the house then on the contract.

[Aaron Steinfeld]

Curious to know if you guys enforce more people living in the house then on the contract.

Every section 8 house I rent out always has more people living there then on the contract. I understand some do that as that’s how they qualify for section 8 with almost no income, and then let there boyfriend/girlfriend, fiancé, sibling live there who has income also.

Also wouldn’t they get kicked off from section 8 if they find out?

My contracts all say that someone not on the contract can’t live there more then 30 days, but is that something you enforce?

I understand if your paying for utilities that’s a factor also.

[Brian Garlington]

I have Section 8 rentals in Cleveland as well as the San Francisco Bay Area and I can tell you that in those areas Section 8 will not support evicting someone for the reason you mention. What you can do is tell them you are not renewing their lease....so if they have been there for over a year they have probably automatically become month to month. 

In the future the way you mitigate this is to do some quick math....For every 18 plus year old living at the place, automatically count on another adult living there.   You have a 28 year old mother with a 7 year old child....count on at least one more adult "living there" as in the baby's father. Now if the baby's father also has kids you can count on him and his kids being there also. 

I have a 2bd/1ba available to rent and a single mother with one child who has been properly vetted by me (Not the Housing Authority) meets MY requirements.....I'm giving her a serious look as compared to the single mother with two kids......etc.