Highest I've known was $30k on top of a tax certificate for a commercial property not in an urban renewal zone. 

And many of these firms are hiring talent of all ages, but in the area of robotics, sciences and other technology fields, a lot of young urban professionals are coming from CMU and need places to live close to these businesses.

I only know HuD as Housing and Urban Devlopment.

Seek out the local legal aid society for a thorough review of your facts and to determine whether you are liable based on prior dealings, and what rights your parents have by virtue of the unique facts of this case.

You're discounting the very real possibility they could get low bono or pro bono representation through either the local legal aid society, who typically hates landlords, or a local chapter of the ACLU, if they are particularly sob-worthy people.But that is beside the point, as I think your recommendation for question reform is a good one.

.- If vouchers are shifted from urban areas, landlords who currently own Section 8 properties in those areas could have more difficulty renting their properties.

I haven't even looked at whether this is allowed in our city and even if city allows I highly doubt our historical preservation society would approve...last year the house across from my rental got into a legal mess with the HPS on the window trim color...ugh...In this property I have six spots.Last tenant parked in that spot didn't complain.I was in that spot for a couple of weeks last October and didn't notice and I notice everything. 

It's kind of disheartening to see the disrespectful comments about our more downtrodden members of society.

This building and its end use would fit nicely in any of todays urban core renaissance areas.

I work in urban design and this is a constant topic with developers and municipalities to ensure no liability.