am i responsible - Landlord Forum thread

am i responsible by Feliesha (Massachusettes) on April 25, 2011 @18:04

I have section 8 if my apartment doesn't pass inspection and the housing authority stops payment am I still responsible for my portion of the rent??

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Re: am i responsible by Eric (MN) on April 25, 2011 @18:06	[ Reply ]

No. It is an un-inhabitable place. That's why LLs do not like Section 8. Because of a cracked outlet cover, no rent.

Re: am i responsible by Katiekate (New York) on April 25, 2011 @18:37

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In Massachusetts... you will probably be asked to leave.

The LL can withdraw from the program...by raising the rent beyond what sect 8 will pay.

What was wrong? It passed before...what changed?

Long ago (when I still have places in Massachusetts), I had a tenant that never cleaned. The place failed and inspection..and sent her a notice to move.

If it is a safety issue..the LL needs to fix it. Sect. 8 will pass the info along to the board of health or city building inspection.

Guess it depends on why it failed.

Re: am i responsible by OK-LL on April 25, 2011 @23:18	[ Reply ]

The correct answer is yes, you are still responsible for your portion of the rent, even when the rental fails inspection. I handle a number of S8 rentals and last year I bought a rental with a S8 tenant in situ. The S8 rent had been suspended due to the condition of the rental, but I was able to evict the tenant for non-payment of her portion of the rent. To stay, she would have had to pay her portion of the rent; and to leave, she would have had to provide LL with proper notice of items needing repair and then moved under LL/T law provisions. Instead, she thought she could just stay without paying. Wrong!