No transfer on the books would mean there is no new value for the taxing authority to take into consideration.

Marco if you’re parents have good credit, ask them to add you as an authorized signer on a couple of their credit cards.  

The property would need to pass the housing authority inspection to be sure it meets their requirements for a Section 8 tenant.We inherited a Section 8 tenant and have had no issues. 

I've been thinking of creating a short statement like, "In the event of my demise, incarceration, or disappearance, I authorize ____________________________ to remove my possessions on my behalf."

My utility company informs me that to only find out if utils are being disconnected (since they are in tenants name), tenants would have to give utility authorization to release information to me (by having tenant sign a form).

Related to the author's post, the rents do seem low.

Just contact the county housing authority and they can give you the guidelines for 1,2,3 br maximum rents etc.

Anytime anything involves government authority there is usually a mountain of red tape one must trudge through in order to get the desired outcome.

On the other hand, if you believe that the tenant is doing the second thing (using someone else's identity to fraudulently obtain service), and the utility company won't cooperate, then there's probably not a lot you can do in that situation unless you can prove it and/or the Housing Authority has a rule about having service in the tenant's own name and they can compel the tenant to prove that they do.Lastly, it sounds like this is a problem tenant so you should start looking into your state's requirements to end the tenancy when the lease is up, and issue the proper notice of non-renewal as soon as appropriate so that she's out when the term of the lease ends.

The housing authority does the criminal & background checks before they are approved for the program with annual checks so you/I don't have to do it.