Re: Can we refuse Section 8 tenants? - Landlord Forum thread 353200

Re: Can we refuse Section 8 tenants? by Rob (Nevada) on July 12, 2017 @01:15

I don't manage property but have friends who do. The issue they have with Section 8 is many (not all) voucher tenants won't take care of the property. In addition, even the sweetest, kindest and most credit worthy Section 8 tenant frequently moves in friends or relatives. I've seen properties nearly destroyed and the landlord, needing the income, is forced to fix one thing after another just to pass the annual inspection. Sure enough, a year later, more damage and more repair expense. That is why several friends I know refuse Section 8 tenants. I have an elderly friend who's only income is from her two rentals. I've had to play "handyman" when she couldn't afford to hire anyone to fix the mess left by Section 8 tenants. I'm fixing one right now where the studs supporting the upstairs were cut to build a "pass through" to sell drugs out of the garage.

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