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All Forum Posts by: Charity Chavez

Charity Chavez has started 1 posts and replied 5 times.

Then it sounds like you have nothing to worry about. That's not the case for 95% of the landlords I encounter. 

I worked subsidized properties for 5 years and private for 12. Of the voucher recipients, 90% of them kept their units immaculate, never paid late, didn't have lease violations, were model tenants by any measure. 5% were about average, not the neatest, were late once in a while, park in other people's spots or left items outside their apartment - minor infractions. 5% consumed majority of management's time.

My experience in private is similar in %s. A property of 20, 1-2 units occupied majority of my time spent managing. Whether they were complainers, chronically late, had little regard for common areas or people's space, required additional assistance, rule violations, neglect maintenance issues etc. I've also had to evict people from private properties especially 2008-2010 when the bubble burst. Main cause has been job or business loss which isn't an issue with 3rd party. 

I see almost no difference in quality because I've screened for that 5% that inevitably becomes a problem. I work with landlords that love working with programs and have never had issues. Many voucher recipients may not survive their screening but that's their prerogative and it works for them and us in the long term. I never push a poor tenant on a landlord unless it is a second chance opportunity in which the landlord works with less than stellar tenants.

I've had comparable amounts of tenant issues stemming from both subsidy and private and most of those could've been avoided with screening.

That’s the reaction I expected but it doesn’t change the fact the law has changed.

You can be pro-active and selective in tenant screening and entertain a voucher every now and again, with a preferable program and occasionally rent to a senior, or someone disabled or a veteran with a voucher or likely entertain Legal Aid and DFEH at some point.

My preference, as I was a property manager for 12 years, would be to have my pick of voucher recipients to fill a vacancy that’s been difficult to rent once in a while, avoiding the appearance of impropriety. As opposed to be dragged along kicking and screaming settling disputes and sitting through mandatory Fair Housing trainings. I’ve watched it happen to companies. One substantiated charge of discrimination changes your business for good and the penalties and sanctions get worse each charge.

Dan,

You may be right about a rent threshold for Section 8. I work under a grant in conjunction with the San Diego Housing Commission so I'm not all knowing about Section 8 specifically. Good point about the move-in date eliminating programs that require an SDHC inspection. My program doesn't require the long, tedious process but supposedly there are contingency funds to be claimed by landlords out any rent monies lost during the inspection lag.

I'm posting here because so few landlords know the law has changed. I want to hear feedback, concerns, answer questions that I may have the answers to.

My program is far superior to Section 8 so I am educating landlords while suggesting they take a pro-active approach. Find good programs to work with, become a preferred landlord and get referrals matched to your property. My organization does not require the lagging inspection, we pay 100% until no longer needed, we have a housing liaison that is assigned to the client to conduct home visits and inspections, our rent limits are generous compared to other programs, there is a $500 incentive, we pay double deposit. I have many landlords that come to me to fill their vacancies. 

I'm always looking for good landlords to partner with.

I had a gentleman that wanted his $120,000 liquid funds to count toward the income qualifier. He was near retirement age. My boss wanted to base the decision on credit. I asked for regular bank statements. I calculated his average monthly spending, which in the months previous to applying was $20,000. At the rate he spends, he would be wiped out halfway through the lease. Rejected based on income. As an aside, his checking account showed a $30-40 liquor store purchase "semi-daily". Found out later he was a dreadful alcoholic who lost his job, his car and sold his condo to live, thus the money he had invested. Saved my boss an ugly, drunken eviction by insisting on calculating spending to investment ratio.

SAN DIEGO LANDLORDS! Are you aware you can't reject an applicant for having a 3rd party payer? As of August 2018 the City of San Diego has made it illegal to discriminate based on source of income.

https://nlihc.org/article/san-diego-passes-ban-sou...

Income qualifiers have changed too. If an applicant earns 3x their rent portion, they meet income requirements.

Landlords? Any feedback?