stupid town and state laws - Landlord Forum thread 336963

stupid town and state laws by J (FL) on July 4, 2015 @13:30

I have heard of some municipalities and states making laws that it is discrimination to say "no section 8" in an ad...what do they hope to accomplish by doing this? No landlord who is not Section 8 approved (and does not want to be) is ever going to get involved with that program.

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Re: stupid town and state laws by Kathleen on July 4, 2015 @21:01	[ Reply ]

Wow. I would have agreed with you. I just did a bit of research and found that landlords have been required to start accepting subsidies in several places. Volume 38 of the "Housing Law Bulletin" has an article titled "Courts Consider Landlord Defences to Source of Income Laws" that review several court decisions about it.

Re: stupid town and state laws by J (FL) on July 5, 2015 @08:07	[ Reply ]

I don't understand it...making people go through an inspection and all that when they don't want to be in the program....all that is going to do is drive a lot of people out of the landlord business in those areas.

Re: stupid town and state laws by MrDan (Georgia) on July 5, 2015 @20:38	[ Reply ]

Here is a good description of Oregon's Housing Choice Voucher program requirements and conditions. http://laneroa.com/Resources/Documents/Section+8+Source+of+Income+FAQs.pdf

Re: stupid town and state laws by P-Bone (NY and OH) on July 6, 2015 @07:15	[ Reply ]

Certain areas in Western New York have similar rules, including West Seneca, a suburb where my property is. What I did learn is that the program requires a 1-year lease. For 10 years I have been renting my units only month-to-month and had tenants stay from 2 years to 6 years, so I haven't had a problem. I also normally state that I haven't been inspected yet and most inquiring prospects don't call back or show up to open houses. I was instructed that I am not allowed to point out to the prospect that the program only accepts year long leases and not month-to-month, so I generally just state that I rent month-to-month and invite them to review the terms and conditions of their assistance program.