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Re: Section 8? - Landlord Forum thread 348509

Re: Section 8? by Garry on September 23, 2016 @00:13

                              
To add to what K.K. has said----- You will be signing a 1 year lease. The T still has to pay their portion of the total rent, or they can be evicted for non-pay of rent. At the 1 year point, Sec 8 will do an inspection again on your property. You get 30 days to fix anything they find, even if it's damage the T caused. If not done in 30 days, Sec with holds their part of the rent til it's fixed. And you will not receive back rent either, if it takes you another month to repair everything. When the T moves out, no matter what damage the T has done, Sec 8 will not do a final inspection of your place. At that point, the T can move to another property, and still stay on Sec. 8. If there is damage, and IF you have a deposit, you can use the deposit towards the damage, and you would have to take the T to court, and win a judgement against the T. Then the T would have to pay you back for any damages beyond the deposit, if they wanted to remain on Sec. 8. K.K. is right. Sec 8 is totally geared towards the T, and is not a friend to the LL. And, yes, the best thing to say to a prospective T who wants Sec 8 , is to say your house does not meet Sec 8 qualifications.
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