Brian Phillips
A Potential Injustice
In 2015, The Texas Legislature passed a bill that prohibits local governments from forcing landlords to accept housing vouchers. Sen. Royce West has submitted a bill that would repeal that prohibition and make it ille...
John Boire
WA Tenants Protected from Discrimination BasedOn Source of Income
I live in Washington State which is very tenant friendly. I have read and used The Book on Managing Rental Properties as a reference and have always approached the Section 8 question from potential tenants with "inco...
Patrick I.
HRA Voucher / Section 9
Hello MN BP Community.I have two questions I hope you could help me with:- Is Section 8 and HRA Voucher the same program?-How was your experience with HRA/Section 8 tenants, if any?Thank you
Matt Moldenhauer
Section 8 voucher question
I have a person on section 8 i've kind of been working with. She has a voucher for a two bedroom house, but our unit is a 3/1.5. Will she be able to qualify? She and I are both new to the program and trying to get inf...
Pamela M.
Removing Section 8 voucher
Hi all,I am in the middle of buying this multi family in Newark NJ and its a good deal but the second floor tenant is an elderly Section 8 tenant. I don't want to continue with any Section 8 (after I buy this propert...
Michael Hutchinson
Housing Voucher Tenants - Help!
I have a tenant in a property that I own that uses a housing voucher. We inherited this tenant when we moved in, but will be ending the lease in a few weeks. After doing the paperwork and sharing it with the housing a...
Account Closed
HUD and housing vouchers
Hello all, I am a beginner, and am at a bit of a crossroads right now...I would like to invest in a HUD home (either live there OR if i can find a great deal open to all bidders, scoop it up and repair it). However, ...
Johnnie Fair
Screening for voucher housing
My prospective tenant’s last three housing situation. 1. Lived in a duplex, she gave me the name and number of the landlord but the name doesn’t match her number on caller id. The person I spoke to didn’t want to gi...
Derek Lee
Section8 tennant lost voucher
Can anyone help pointing me to the right direction. My tennant just lost her section 8 voucher, but Housing Authority will pay one more month til end of May. The one year lease contract with her and housing authority ...
Megan Carmody
Accepting Section 8 Vouchers
I have a townhouse listed for rent and I have gotten several inquiries asking if I accept section 8 vouchers. As a landlord, is there a requirement or law indicating section 8 vouchers need to be accepted? Or, can I ...