I sent them a curt but courteous "application denied" letter, and have just re-listed the house.And you can be sure that with the next people I talk with, I will be more conscious of the issues that we have been discussing here!!!

Is it in walking distance to a bus stop?  

Reading here and talking with my parents, it seems that the options are few and messy.Bottom line, this support translates to a fantastic success rate with veterans in the program, especially impressive considering most, if not all, of the veterans in the program have some aspect to their rental history, credit, or at least their current homelessness and limited income, that would cause most landlords to deny their application.

Good you mentioned a loan servicer.If you get hit by a bus and late on payments, they still have collection issues.Foreclosure by a friend.While a servicer can insulate you and them, you still have your circle of friends.

Ottawa has a fairly large public transit system, which means lower priced housing outside of downtown can still demand good rents if it's near a bus stop.

Here in So Cal (and Silicon Valley) with so many entertainment industry and computer/internet businesses I've never heard of anyone with an expense account denied the right to book and be reimbursed for airbnb type accommodations.  

A Section 8 applicant can be denied if they do not meet all the landlord's criteria for renting his or her unit/house/apartment, but that same criteria must be used for all applicants, they (Section 8) cannot be held to a separate set of standards from all other applicants.A landlord may deny a Section 8 applicant based on a multiplier criteria that requires any applicant's income be a multiple of the rent, such as, income should be 3 times the amount of rent.

Can't really deny that.

Im not sure asking for photos is illegal but if your application is denied because of the children that is illegal.

I assume because they hold up longer to the abuse.