If I am interpreting your question correctly, the tenant portion and the Section 8 subsidy portion are both added together and reported as your rental income.

I also don’t know how the heck you would interpret Joe as insulting you when you didn’t even contribute until after his comment?

I'm not sure what you do, but it might be a thought to let tax experts offer up true, legitimate "my license is on the line if I give public advice that is illegal" advice that is the product of literally decades of experience working with the IRS and interpreting the tax code for my clients. 

It's open to some interpretation.

Again that's my interpretation..of course I could be wrong..

I help underwrite, interpret data, regulations, and have a pulse on what makes an STR the first click in a sea of other listings. 

Ill let you interpret what way im referring to.......

Will the new interpretation get implemented?

If you do not (fully) understand it, then hire an attorney to interpret it for you.  

Again, I admit ignorance to some degree, and while there may be more than one way to interpret that quote, I look at it from the perspective I mentioned above.