If the federal government can afford to give Ukraine $5.3 billion to Ukraine it can afford to build housing for low income workers and senior citizens. Low income Americans and seniors pay taxes and contribute to the economy. What does countries like Ukraine contribute? Nothing! But they get billions of US dollars. Something is not right here.
Adding to the problem of Section 8 recipients is that many places now are expunging evictions so I as a landlord don't have a way to keep Riff Raff Section 8 people out to just keep the good Section 8 people as tenants
Landlords would fight for sec 8 tenants, even with reduced rates, and the government bs. If sec 8 tenants wouldn't destroy your place, and if they did, HUD would fix it. I know it is not all of them, that destroy places, but it is a high percentage that do, and they bring in extra family and friends, that have no place to stay. You would think if you were given a almost free place to live, you would tread lightly, cause no problems, and take care of the place, but no they are the opposite of that. Section 8 tenants have crapped in their own bed, now they can lie in it.
@@winning3329 I have first hand experience with sec 8 that cost me 10k plus a whole lot of work, if I hired it done it would have been close to 40k. HUD told its a civil matter. As I stated in my comment, I know its not all of them.
The only way you are going to get a landlord to accept a housing voucher, if the federal gov't makes them an offer they couldn't refuse. Like offering a bonus or paying an above market value rent or premium rental prices just for accepting a section 8 voucher. Other than that, FORGETTABOUT IT.
I have a great section 8 tenant for 14 years. I hate to raise her rent 4% and 2 times the past 2 years out of no choice as a small landlord , my Property taxes went from $46K (2017) to $89K (2023), due to the dramatic increase home price assessment in my area!! Insurance also went double! since I pay for water. the rate also went up last year. As a retiree , Im taking a income cut each year.
Imagine a tenant who blames the world and landlord for his problems, has a voucher covering his rent so he doesn't work but stay at home all day, punching holes In the wall, dirtying the place up, has a hood party every night, neighbors calling you all day complaining, doing thousands of dollars worth of damage, now imagine that tenant times 10. That's what section 8 is.
In general everyone needs help with rising housing costs, the prices are too high on rentals and homes for sale across the nation, EVERYONE. I wish we could not classify people into groups by their income level, I feel this has overall been a disservice to humanity.
But they already kinda tried that with section 8/vouchers. Guess what happened?They placed a lot of them into nice clean quiet working class neighborhoods in houses instead of designated projects. And they ran them into the ground and completely destroyed some of these homes and apartments. They thought by moving them into better places with better schools that they would do better. Some of them had kids with behavioral problems and they turned those schools upside down with fighting other students and teachers along with others things. It happened in my old neighborhood with my first home I lived in for 10 yrs and then it changed. I knew it was time to go when I saw a grown man with no shirt on walking a pit bull on a leash down the street. He was smoking and had a little toddler walking behind him with a tshirt and a pamper on...no shoes either. They didn't upkeep the house as in not literring, actually keeping the grass cut, bringing their degenerate boyfriends who were living the street life with them dealing drugs and gang activity. Some bought male family members with them who were always into mischief and even shooting. Now when I pass by my old neighborhood it looks unrecognizable. It may not have been all of them, but the goods one who use the system properly as a stepping stone to do better and move off of the system are a minority. In my opinion they should do a registry for those types of tenants. If they were horrible tenants then you add them to the registry so that landlords can make a informed decision about whether to rent to them or a grade system. That way you can weed out the rotten apples. Some landlordd already know what's up and screen for certain things now. People have more pride it seems in taking care of things that they worked and scraped to get. The ones that are handed things are ungrateful and entitled. They are going to put them back into something similar to the projects to reclaim some of these neighborhoods I feel and rightfully so. It's not really about social economics it's about behavior. I've seen many poor people that were respectful, hardworking, took care of anything given to them and didn't engage in low vibrational activities unlike some of these others
@@wturner777 Then the system is completely flawed. There should be no requirement to allocate more than two bedrooms. Otherwise, HUD is wasting US taxpayer's hard earned money.
@@Lucienne-zz1sw I'm not saying it isn't flawed. There are so many families in need of housing, but have to wait forever to get in. You all know a country is in dire straits when people can't even afford the most important necessities, which are housing and food.
@@jes6161 I live in a one-bedroom condo if I had a child. I share my bedroom with my child. And work on my job skills that I can get a bigger property.
Seriously? The tax payers are required to buy each of your kids their own bedroom? I had to share a bedroom with by siblings growing up. That is what bunk beds are for. People in Navy get a rack with everyone else. They don't get their own staterooms.
She is given $1500 to $2700 for rent according to zip code so in a lower area such as NPR maybe $1500.There are places for rent for that price..At $2700 there are some very nice homes..Near me, in Valrico, there is a 3/2 with 2 car garage beautiful redone home for $2500...Great area Brentwood Hills..The thing is finding a property that will ACCEPT section 8 vouchers! Experienced landlords know the problems Section 8 is and how a large portion of the tenants are less than desirable to rent to..They have a history of trashing homes as they are living there free etc..So the secret to this is have as many kids as you can and let the tax payers pay your rent all because you failed to use birth control! They know the system! I would rather rent to a working family with good credit than a bunch of messy kids!!I'm harsh I know..and don't say I'm being racist..Section 8 is all colors!!! I sure would LOVE to be given even a $1K towards rent but to get over $2K? Wow! I would be overjoyed!! I would give my left nut for that kind of help!!! Maybe my right one if it has a pool!!
I agree. Tired of paying for people to live. Get jobs stop relying on the government. When times are tough you need to prioritize and spend money wisely
So we saw a story about a grandmother with one 8-year-old grandchild why does she need a three bedroom and do you know how many families had six kids and a two-bedroom house and did just fine
For the people out here who, "don't know shit about living as a Section 8 recipient, or the reasons to why they are, "eligible," for it. Please close your mouth. Our taxes are wasted all together anyways! Maybe you should have made better decisions to why you are in your position! You don't understand the obstacles experienced by some of these families. And it's discriminatory, the statements your making...you sound horrible. The assistance given to those on Section 8, aren't even a quarter of taxes wasted on whatever these politicians decide to piss it off on...so please...again you sound like a hater and understand there is real crisis in this world, people on Section 8, aren't simply on it because the gave birth to kids! Thanks...ridiculous...talk about the other reasons your tax dollars are wasted! Everyone deserves a home, and when you can't pay your rent anymore soon, we'll see how your perspective fits into the lines of affected citizens, in a Fd up world...your gonna be next 😉 💙 👍 You'll see how it feels to have no where to rest your head...this shit for EVERYONE, figure out a comment that holds some weight behind it! Prick! You don't even know where your tax dollars go haaaa....the world is against you too! O privileged one lol 🤣🤣🤣😭😭
don't blame the system they get a pretty penny from the state each month.. But it's the property owners who are putting their foot down with sec.8 tenants. so there.
Here in lies the dilemma, those who need the service workers to clean, cook, lawncare etc., won't want the very service workers that they need living in close proximity to their neighborhoods/homes. They complain that multi-family homes are going to bring crime, noise and excess traffic to disrupt their live style. Then get ready to cut your own grass.
Delria is a grandmother, but looks really young to be one. She didn't give birth to him, but life happens when the parents are no longer around to take care of him.
Section 8 is supposed to be a temporary situation not a permanent housing solution. If you are able bodied you should be able to support yourself through work and not depend on the taxpayers to provide you with housing or other benefits that other people have to totally fund themselves.
She can live there, but she has to pay the difference. That's how it works. If she's not willing to pay the difference then she needs to lower her standards.
That not the only thing the problem is administrative of section 8 they don’t give the tenant enough time to look for an apartment, am on section 8, and they giving a month to move knowing that up in may and that not enough time to look for an apartment here in Florida they don’t fallow the rules they make their own rules am suppose to get my voucher this months and they want to give it to me for next month they are forcing people out lose there section 8 and be I homelessness and go to a shelter if you don’t have nowhere to go this need to be addressed right away lots of people are losing it
Notice how the woman said that if they didn't have their own separate beds that her GRANDSON was sleeping on the FLOOR or the COUCH ? Why doesn't she let the child have the bed ?
She literally never said that... she said "We're either sharing a twin bed, or he's lodging on the floor or on a sofa, and... we've always had our own bedrooms"
Also he's a child. Are you actually suggesting that it's wrong for a child to take the couch or the floor pallet while his grandmother sleeps on a bed. Americans also have an idiotic obsession with beds. There are developed nations like Japan where people sleep on futon mats regularly. It's not bad for you. It's especially not worse for a child than it would be for someone in their 50s. Generally the opposite is the case, actually.
Move inward of state. Get off gulf coast. 2700 is a lot of money given to you. I live in central Florida and could stay in a 4bd 2ba with hoa fees with that amount.
This is sad. I’m in South East Florida and it’s just as bad. Unfortunately it’s going to get worse. We’re going to see a lot more families effected by these rent spikes. I spoke with someone yesterday and they’re raising her rent by $976 additional monthly.
@@seventhcompactor1505 The problem is majority of tenants do not want to share a space. What tenants don't understand if tenants want housing they don't have a choice.
The illegals are doing the jobs that most Americans will not do. Unless you are one of those Americans that would have no problem going to work in the fields or slaughter houses for 12+ hours at 7.00 and hr, maybe less with absolutely no benefits...stop complaining. We need them. You think Americans need help now. Imagine how high the cost of food and other necessities would be if they replaced them with Americans. You would be paying 15 dollars for bread. And around 17 to 20 for a gallon of milk. That's how much it would cost if they replaced them. America was built on cheap labor. Matter of fact we have thrived on it.
There is the same problem in the United Kingdom. Over the past three years, 50% of private landlords have given up, because government makes it non viable in numerous cases to make any profit and so the landlord is obliged to sell and also evict tenants. It is also going to get worse, with more controls about giving notice to tenants and also required energy upgrading which can be exorbitantly expensive. The UK government does not protect property providers at all.
@@sniffhairdontcare8069 On Nebraska at night time coming home from work usually on the side of building a lot of homeless people will sleep along building with kids saw one couple with a baby even
Florida has no social support system. But its not the private sectors responsibility to take your voucher. They opt out because of the tenants. They don't pay rent, with the voucher, keep it dirty, or have Pookie and Ray Ray there. She's not telling the full story. If he had a stable environment, why is he living with his homeless grandma? Something happened to the parents
The Old Farmer's Almanac forecast that for Minneapolis the temperatures are going to be 40° colder oh my gosh are you kidding me it already gets to -50° wind chill I wouldn't suggest anybody move to Minneapolis if they are homeless and you certainly could not find Section 8 housing in Minneapolis
You're much worse off in those major cities because higher population means longer waiting lists for housing assistance. The kid would probably be an adult by the time the grandmother finally gets her own place.
@@IntrovertA.F. That's one way to do it. But what if the kids get home before the parents do? Depending on their age, that's no big deal, but when they're too young to take care of themselves, that's another story.
Where is yal getting your information from. People do work on section 8. It's just for minimum wage they can afford and they pay the rest. If you lose your job then they cover you. Do more research before you speak
Just ask working class and middle class folks OF THE SAME RACE about their neighborhoods after landlords take Section 8 Housing Vouchers. Landlords- DO NOT DO IT !!!
If the grandmother is watching, she should move to Baltimore, MD, you won't have that problem here. I know people that's don't have any problem getting section 8 housing in Baltimore city.
What's going to happen they're going to terminated a lot of those landlords because they're not following what's on those vouchers do not list your property for section 8 if you're not going to rent to tenants they can accept the voucher I've had issues here with that in Jacksonville and I've had to call numbers on people to get the job done point of a person having a section 8 voucher renting from them is because of reduce rent they should accept the voucher as it is they just refusing to house people to be honest.
It's not only the Section 8 recipients it's all the people who are in their circle of influence that I don't want to have around my properties and if I have to go through the eviction process the cost and the hassle is insane
Mr Moseley, unfortunately these are private homes the government cannot force people to take Section 8. These people went to a bank and got a mortgage. I feel bad for working class and it's going to be rough on anyone who's not making enough money you have to have two or three jobs to pay a rent ridiculous.
@@claudettedoyley9056 In many cities and states, they are trying to force owners to take section 8. They are passing laws that make it illegal to "discrimate based on income". In other words, you can't turn down an application because their source of funds if section 8. What makes zero sense to me is that it isn't the source of funds that is the problem for a LL. It's all the other insane rules, costs, and bureaucracy that come with that are the problem. The LL has to sign a contract with the local HA and agree to the HA's rules. The HA can take months getting around to paying the rent, and you can't do anything.
Yeah sick of section 8 vouchers being out handed out in nice neighborhoods. They come from the hood bringing their hood habits. If you can change your wig everyday, dress nice, air Jordans to match every outfit for baby mama and kids, smoke your weed out in the open why are you getting help? Don't forget the ebt cards. Pisses me off
Media does an excellent job of telling you only bits & pieces of the story.. I’m sure I’m not the only one wondering where in thee hell is that kids mother and father?
Here in Fort Myers Florida I'm facing the same thing my landlord decided to not renew my lease because she wants to renovate the property and increase the rent but yet I have 2 children that are disabled we're currently not collecting benefits but they are listed as disabled and I have had a massive heart attack here this past year and yet now we're homeless and I have nowhere to take my kids my section 8 caseworker miss Agnes here for myers Florida is not answering anything from me my therapist the school social worker she's not responding to anything and state of Florida don't really care Or about what we single parents are going through our parents who have custodial rights over kids that do qualify for section 8 housing. So I too am currently facing this same situation
So ask the kids father for help, you put yourself in the situation. You likely were struggling and poor before kids and decided to have them anyway thinking you could use the government!
@@daniella8400 you are out of line. Who the F do you think you are? God? I’m 65, owned my own home for 20 years, paid $250,000 into the system and I am homeless because I don’t have a rental reference. Society is not perfect. This is not a movie. We live in the land of plenty. The reason why the citizens are suffering is from mismanagement and corruption.
I pray for you an your kids am a single father working an was just denied public housing because of my income an don't make enough for regular rent went through human resources an was given a caseworker having received any good news yet even went on wink news 2 father caught in housing loophole am here we are no where to go it's sad children should be first priority
Young girls having too many kids should work. They are younger than me and stronger so put them to work and just get daycare for them. Old people and homeless along with vets and people with mental problems should get help. Homeless people should after getting a place be put to work as well. Just giving people stuff that they will not respect or care for because it cost them nothing needs to stop. I had hard times with no food to the point of passing out while looking for a job. Now I have more than enough and can help others. Life is not always easy but if you are young you can do something. Why depend all your life on hand outs and have more kids than you can manage by so nasty old thugs. Make better choices and stick through the hard parts because they teach you how to enjoy and hold on to the good parts.
Alot of grandparents keep the kids because of the Benefits that's come with that! Where is the parents? Why cant she work? She shouldn't have the kid if she cant afford to raise him, not depending on others for a free handout! System riders entitlement!
I feel like. If you can't afford it port out to a different state that holds your voucher limit. I wish they could match make people that don't mind living together and take both vouchers where they can afford the cost of living together. It would help a lot of people get off the streets. I know some people don't like living with people they don't know. But if they are in the same situations in the same locations. It could work. Because they would be able to afford something bigger and have more space for them to live together without any problems. Just my opinion.
Yeah cause moving to different states all the time with people and resources u don't know helps especially as far as ur career ...😂 lol yall must be young. The reality is the ppl in power just need to make housing affordable 😅 and we just stop having babies until the blaming and greed stops because that's literally what it is. I was judged for asking how to get a raise and I actually ended up getting it but it'll still take me over 10 years probably to save for a place. It's possible don't get me wrong but its kind of counterintuitive considering I might be judged for sleeping on the streets endangering everyone's safety for a long time in order to do it. 😅
So if you need help, join a church, work several jobs? Why do people that don't pay in think the government and other hard working taxpayers should bail them out. It is a mentality of victimhood, seems to be an epidemic.
This woman is so true . It’s so sad to see this happening to many families. I’ve come across so many homeless families this year, and most of these people have good paying jobs , and are in school to better themselves. Yet the doors are closed to find housing ,not only that the children suffer , from not understanding the stress of the situation they’re placed in. School starts in a week and these children are left out not knowing where they will be placed for the beginning of the new school year. If you don’t have an address how can you attend school ? If you can’t get the proper rest how can you function properly? If your homeless how could you feel safe? If your homeless how do you keep up with Higenes, how can have a proper balance meal . And most people that aren’t suffering they fear helping you because of the pandemic 😷. So now we have this problem with the youth suffering because of homelessness. Parents are being taken to jail ,children being separated because many that families are being torn apart . I’m curious to know,is history repeating itself? Is it time for a civil rights movement? Because standing back looking in it sure seams like it is 🤔 I remember reading a scripture from the Bible saying if anyone causes harm to a child they should have a rope tied around their neck with a brick tied to it and cast into the middle of the sea 🌊 so no children should ever suffer from evil causes .
When that happens you supposed to get a extension and port out it's a lot of states take section 8 don't let these people fool u. They know everyone don't tear up they houses. And these landlords need that money every month. Since sometimes hard working people can also loose their jobs and gotta beg their land lord to work with them. Section 8 don't. They pay your rent in full and on time
This is what happens when you rely on the government. It's great she is taking care of her grandson and I feel bad for him. But with Jobama in office we are all suffering.
@@winning3329 well how about people who own their home and are working hard and inflation Is hurting us at the store and gas pump. I have been in my home 24 years. Spend money wisely. No excuses. You get multiple jobs and pay for the increase in price. Simple.
@@MMM-dq2cd Yeah but in these times home ownership is becoming more and more difficult, and not everyone qualifies. My goal is to become a homeowner, but I have a lot of catching up to do.
@@wturner777 hang in there. You will own your own home one day. The prices of homes are out of control. Just like in 2008. Then what happened alot of foreclosures. That's when you make your move. People here in Florida paying $430,000 for the same house I paid $90,000 for. It should have cost no more than 175 maybe $230,000. Good luck to you
Section 8 is suppose to be a HAND UP not a HAND OUT. There’s no way I’ll sit on this program FOREVER and not think for a moment if this will last. But I think different ain’t nobody coming to help you! You have to be responsible You. Everybody is struggling especially people who been working and do not qualify for ANYTHING.
I am tired of these people wining and crying. They will wait 15 years on a list.For government help. And then complian it's not enough. How about the people who actually get up everyday and work. We can't get help cause we make to much money. It's barely enough. You telling me that in all the time you were waiting for the "voucher" you couldn't helped yourself.. please
Sure can't cuz I was forced to take in moving apartment I couldn't afford a house because the house and crisis in Jacksonville Florida they have moved someone here in Florida around the sentence his friends our son of Donald Trump which is not but he act like him and what they're doing here in Jacksonville Florida is that you do be edible but what they do is tell you to go find a place and all the places is 15 1600 a month and they give you this voucher for like $700 a month or $800 a month and you be stuck you can't find a place and I know another lady in that same predicament she has three kids she works and she's staying in a hotel it breaks my heart she can't find a place either me myself I was forced by housing to take apartment I'm not comfortable in the apartment I'm laying I'm disabled and I can't get any rest I'll be sick a lot and I don't know what else to do I can't afford to pay for rent that's why I got on the program cuz I'm disabled it really do need to be something done about it
@@altha-rf1et your lack of knowledge is quite shocking but as a "simp" for DeSantis not surprising. What is your education level? Affordable housing is a local problem and both States and Cities pass public policies to address it. Please stop being ignorant and educate yourself.
Hey Landlords! Sign up. We offer less than market rates for rent. Who hoo! What's not to like? And that's not all! We also require you to adhere to our rules. Such as we don't have to pay for repairs or offer a security deposit. You aren't allowed to ever raise the rent. You can't evict the tenant. You can't decline to renew the lease. If your tentant choses to break something, then we don't have the pay you the rent and you can't do anything about it. Also, the tenant is going to bring all sorts of problems to your home by having heaps of "visitors" who never leave. Lots of parties and loud music too that makes your other tenants upset because they have to sleep becuase they have jobs. But this tenant doesn't work, so they can stay up all night partying because baby's daddy just got parole from prison.
The problem is section 8 trying to live in upscale areas. Landlords in low-income areas will take them. Government is wrong for trying to put them in stable middle class areas.
The way this economy is going the landlords are gonna catch problems, even people with great jobs are not gonna pay for just any ol property. They are saying no, no , no til their property goes in foreclosure.
Prob not. She looks young but pension is measly. You are required to pay 30% of your income, not rent. Lets say she finds a 2k apartment. Her voucher is 1500. Its guaranteed she can't come up with that
Florida is not the only place that doesn't have section 8 Albemarle North Carolina hasn't had section 8 since before Trump became president they're hardly is any place that you can get section 8 many towns that are having natural disasters don't have living places for people to live in like out in Kentucky and California doesn't have section 8 for all the homeless people and the homeless veterans it's not only veterans that deserve a place to live everyone deserves a place to live if they don't have a home lots of places not only the state of Florida is in a crisis
@Patrick Kirk,,, Remember, Follow the science, and don't be a conspiracy theorist,, It is like you said,,, Continue to wear 5 face diapers, and maintain a distance of 666 feet, just get vaccinated EVERYDAY, obey your MASTERS
@@altha-rf1et Just remember Babyboy,,,It is like you said,,, Continue to wear 5 face diapers, and maintain a distance of 666 feet, just get vaccinated EVERYDAY, obey your MASTERS,
I am a landlord, own multiple properties and recently had an available unit for rent. Nothing special about it, practically had a line outside waiting to sign a rental contract, with at least half dozen interested sec 8 voucher holders. Why would I even bother dealing with questionable tenants, and gov't bureaucracy, waiting for inspections, approvals or denials. When and if the rental market will unlikely ever turn around, I am not at all interested. Who needs 8 section headaches. By the way you can thank Biden and the democratic administration for creating inflation and a housing shortage by allowing millions of migrants to enter the country.
I am 65 years old I am disabled what is service dog I have been homeless for 3 months now I also have a voucher and I moved from Broward County West Palm Beach County my income is very small I get disability it's only $914 a month search for me to find an apartment with my small-budget I can't go over 1300 I can barely find an efficiency for that and then when I do find something affordable they don't want to take my voucher I right now I'm with family members they are kind enough to give me a place to stay with me and my dog but I have health issues I need a place of my own I looked high and low for somewhere to go I'm running out of options I need help is there someone out there to help me find a place to live
I think it’s evil to make ignorant comments. Everyone is going up, do you think landlords get a break from that? Insurance has doubled, taxes are up by more than 25%, supply costs are up, go price a can of paint. Have you heard of the Fed raising interest rates. They have to pay more for their mortgages but charge the tenants the same price? WOULD YOU PAY MORE FOR YOU MORTGE AND LET SOMEONE RENT FROM YOU FOR LESS THAN YOUR PAYMENTS SO YOU WOULD BE HOMELESS….I don’t think so.
That’s not true. Many landlords are complaining about damaged property, and are forced accept rent prices below the market value. Most landlords are not rich.
Give the kid back to his birth parents and get a job or two and support yourself for a change Then you’ll have something..in yourself, that you can, truly be proud of. .laying around begging for help..lol
Jobs haven't kept up,pay wise, with the cost of living. And the children are already born, they don't deserve to suffer, and if you believe in less kids being born you need to be pro choice
@@om-nj2hw Remember, Follow the science, and don't be a conspiracy theorist,, It is like you said,,, Continue to wear 5 face diapers, and maintain a distance of 666 feet, just get vaccinated EVERYDAY, obey your MASTERS
@@kristiemiller4752 Your comments are irrelevant, no facts are in evidence, you are cautioned about "improper thinking", and all your comments will be stricken from the record, thanks for playing, you lose
