Section 8 Apartment Tour & What To Expect 

They will

As long as the apartment management stays on top of things and is able to get out bad tenants, the complex should be able to maintain its current state, but if the management or owners change, then the chance of the gremlins taking over is great.

The gremlins are the filthy dogs and cats that are allowed to live in human spaces.

It is sad to make generalizations about a certain group of people, but you are 💯 correct.

​@dar7230 don't generalize.

That's what I was thinking im not on section 8 but I am on ssi and am looking in to it

But she is disabled...

Yes love her she is great

Exactly the people working @ Section 8 are clueless as to what housing is available out here!!!...especially when you are a disabled senior citizen!!!

She doesn’t want to work.

Yea ok

AMEN ! YOU ARE SO RIGHT !!

Yes🙏and many go homeless the causes years of hard times agony,and grief that some never come back because of the richer corrupt ones that do this( not everyone) but some, and for there own gain, taking advantage of those on low income because they know we are easier targets for them

True, BUT history tells landlords differently. Low income people tend to not take care of their property Like most people, it’s not worth the risk. All it takes is one person to ruin something for everyone

I have seen places wrecked by well off people too. Sometimes landlords contribute to the situation by cutting corners buying furniture only intended for 'occasional use', etc which will not withstand all day, every day use from several people.

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She was lucky to find that gem!😊

So true!

INDEED!

Since when does the taxpayer equal God?

Yes get a job she is capable

People who buy into Section 8 stereotypes are dumb!

Wow

A lot of people aren’t anything like the stereotype.

@@serenityb5816 true

For every stereotypical Section 8 resident, there is another who you would never guess is one as well. Of course low income people can be articulate, intelligent and hard working.

@Renee Lynch A few made it bad for everyone else. SMH

The DC Human Rights Act of 1977, it's illegal in Washington, D.C. for landlords to discriminate on the basis of income source. Individuals who have Housing Choice vouchers are entitled under the law to live anywhere they wish as long as their voucher, combined with a percentage of their income, covers the rent. Many Democratic run U.S. cities have WOKE liberal City Councilmembers and Mayors.

@@captng Yeah.

the wait list has been shut off in the Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY region since 2010..........this is BAD here!!!

@@daddygrace253 that is only IF the landlords accept the Sec.8 voucher.........they do not have to accept it. and that is not just D.C. it is across 50 states

Want he do it, Congrats 👏 on you and your dog 🐕 new home...when you ask he will do I have witnessed his kindness over and over , I know he's working for us always

AMEN

What a beautiful story! May god continue to bless you!!! ❤

Amen!🙏🏾😱😊

Very good u have a place, I come from New Zealand but live in Australia now and I'm finding it difficult to get a place so many hurdles here to jump through, I'm 🙏 to get something soon.

She is only paying $375 a month herself, and Section 8 pays the rest of the $1,100. That is very reasonable rent for her, very affordable for someone trying to survive on Social Security.

Me too ❤

Me too

Seems like an honest very grateful person, I’m glad she got a decent home and wish more people like her the same. I like that she recognized and had the forethought to know and say why a lot of people wouldn’t accept section 8. It only takes a few bad apples to make some landlords hesitant after having serious damages done, and on the other hand to also recognize and call out that a lot of landlords are ripping off people on housing costs. This is a real down lady period and I wish her the best in life!!!

@@joshcombe440 facts

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There's some really nice places in Dallas/Denton.

If all the tenants are like this woman, they ought to be working and supporting themselves.

@@genxx2724 ...............I have words for you but I am not going to type them

That is an average size, not small..

​@@genxx2724why if she chooses the route she goes why hate

@@genxx2724 At the very least, she should be living with her six grown children. This is what happens when families don't remain responsible to and for each other.

Except for that ugly astroturf….

Sometimes application fees are legitimate because landlords need to do background checks and credit checks. The checks are not free for the landlords.

Well, the amount that most charge IS A RIP-OFF!

​​@@pattyw7952o why should the prospective tenant be hit with the tab? As always , tenants get whacked with every little thing that costs the landlord money. How about they pay for it and realize it's part of being a landlord? I hope people say enough is enough to bullshit fees and charges and let these expensive places sit . Someone still got to pay the mortgage hmmm

Never pay for an application with Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher, a landlord who is educated about the program knows they will be reimbursed by the housing authority once everything clears and the tenant moves in. My landlord got over $5,000 upon moving me in, direct deposit straight from the housing authority. I never saw any of that money it all went straight from them to him. Smooth transaction for both parties landlord gets a massive amount of cash and I get the keys all in one day (after all the paperwork clears, took about a month.) Any landlord that asked me for an application fee I knew that was a shady way of saying no Section 8 wanted even though that's illegal in my state. They know Section 8 will pay them handsomely there's really no need for any added fees to vet applicants, and these units get taken FAST as hell so they don't ever have a very big stack of applications to sift through. If they do, they aren't doing it right- or furthermore they're running a scam operation. There should never be no stack of applications for a rental in my area because a qualified tenant will show up quick here. I couldn't believe hearing stories of people who spent hundreds on application fees, not when you're subsidized already. Legally they're not supposed to do that..

During the virus outbreak , landlords were not allowed to evict, people took advantage of the situation Nobody was paying ( not everyone) but a lot of owners got the shaft. This all comes back to bite them in the azz Now it’s fees & 2 months upfront Nothing in life is free

They charge that much knowing section 8 will cover most of it

@@Xtri0s well they charged that even if your not sec 8🤨

Worth 800?..my son pays 1800 now, for an apartment my brother moved out of because they raised the rent to 750 from 475 in the 90s...I told him come up to cactus and 19ave you can get into a house for 500! But, yeah...greed kills all the time. He has now paid more for rent this year to own an RV...but, he has my grand, his daughter to raise.

@@Xtri0s when my mom had move with her section 8 they hardly was paying anything. She was paying mostly everything

She pays $375 of the $1500 per month and we as taxpayers (especially the middle class) pay the rest for millions of Section 8 apartments! Wow just wow,;the greed in America is unreal! There is absolutely zero reason that apartment should be $1500 per month!!!

There have been native Arizonans or long term residents waiting for years to get Section 8 housing and here she comes and gets housing almost immediately, that’s BULLCRAP. Keep these people in their own state.

She definitely sounds like Loretta Devine!

No it isn't Landlord has to pay for background check so why shouldn't tenant pay application fee

I worked for a management company before what they couldn't find out for free on the internet they had a service or program that they paid for that really only cost about five dollars per person to run ....they typically charge fifty to a hundred dollars way more than what's needed....and when they showed houses the agent basically kept the extra for pay .... when you have section eight it says in the paperwork that their clients should not be charged an application fee as they are already vetted through stringent policies

@@tinafoxx4507 They’re already paying only a fraction of what working people are, and you’re still complaining? If the fee was $1,000, it would still be an amazing deal. But of course, I’m a man, so no one has my back. I pay 100% of my bills, or live on the street.

@@Fermion. what does that matter they deserve a nice place because they are human and according to section eight you are not supposed to pay those fees ....don't be jealous I'm happy they have a helping hand and a step up in life...what I'm saying is that fifty people can apply and only one gets in yet they make out with the fees really no explanation needed ....you just wanted to fuss at someone I'm not the one or two.... Karen) Ken...bye

@@tinafoxx4507 I'm not jealous. I take pride in all the hard work I've done over the past 2 decades to earn everything I have. You see, I'm a man. We take pride in earning things for ourselves, not in handouts. And nice attempt at an ad homenim attack. I never said they're not human. I was telling you to stop complaining. They're already getting taken care of by us tax payers. But you're still crying over a few dollars for a fee, when working people in my tax bracket paid well over $30,000 in taxes last year.

Ugly astroturf instead of real grass

I have never heard of a Section 8 complex that had a swimming pool, that in itself is a luxury. Plus having a nice area to have friends over to barbecue and such well kept clean and safe looking grounds. That place is outstanding.

It is not true that tenants have to pay full rent if the landlord does not fix things. The landlord receives NO RENT if the things aren't fixed.

Section 8 pays above market rate in Los Angeles. Over 1700 for a 1 bedroom, 400 square feet. The deposit + first month rent came out to over 5k and the housing authority paid it all in full. Plus a sign on bonus. Non Section 8 apartments around this neighborhood are only around 1500 for a 1 bedroom. And good luck finding somebody who can pay that out of pocket plus the 3k minimum deposit these landlords want right now, all for a 1 bedroom in south central. And if you do find somebody willing and able to pay, they're probably dealing. No other way to come up on money like that unless you're a professional, and no professional is gonna live here. May find a huge family who could pitch paychecks together and make rent, but then good luck repairing the unit after you got 3, 5, who knows how many people living in that tiny apartment. Slowly this city will evolve in the favor of subsidy holders, though IDK about other counties and especially other states.

Until they destroy your home. Then the lord will piss you off.

What part of s.c?

Amen

They need to start renting to seniors only. It's people with a bunch of kids who seem to wreck those places. Old people are content to have a nice little place where they can close their doors and have a little peace and quiet.

On the contrary, they need to do less of this, and more of the things that help people BUY their own place. In order for people to realise their potential, and to prevent further dependence, they need property - and they need to be responsible for it themselves. That's how it's done in Singapore - which has what's regarded as the best public housing model in the world. The govt there doesn't own public housing, nor does it really subsidise rents. It simply develops housing, then sells it to citizens at half the market price. Our govts should underwrite programs which allow minimum wage earners to buy properties 'at cost'. They would need to be inexpensive properties, obviously, so they could never be in inner cities or even inner suburbs. They would be 'commuter' distance, and built on cheap land. Mortgages would be accessible to everyone who has a stable job, and has a 'clean' history - meaning they have a history of stability, saving, responsibility etc, and are not felons or evictees or rent defaulters or anything along those lines - which is totally fair and as it should be for any publically funded housing. That's how Singapore does it, and it means only deadbeats miss out. As a result, around 90% of citizens own their own home. Deadbeat behaviour is not common in Singapore, where it's frowned upon and not really tolerated. That's why the vast majority of citizens qualify for these govt backed mortgages. If you're an honourable and hardworking person, you'll qualify. If you're a lazy or irresponsible person, you won't. It's a fantastic system, because it means the public is not carrying any deadbeats. It's much cheaper in the long run, AND it really empowers good and motivated people.

A lot of landlords don't want to deal with the amount of paperwork involved, either. I've been on section 8 for years, and the vast majority of section 8 tenants are doing their best to keep a nice place/keep a place nice.

If you move while you’re still on section 8, be sure to get a reference from your landlord. If you were a good tenet it shouldn’t be a problem. It might help.

@@maryannkom299 It doesn't even get that far. As soon as they hear the words section 8 they say that they have approved SEVERAL already 👎 and they're not taking any more. 🙄

@@arlanstrong1424 I was on section 8 for a really long time, I only got off when I moved to California. I’ve been disabled since childhood, at the time I went on it, it wasn’t that difficult to find a place. But that was a long time ago. The last 18 years I was on it, my mom and her husband bought a small condo with one bathroom and they rented it to me. I saw a poster on this video saying the majority of section 8 tenants trashed their homes. I don’t believe that’s true most of are beyond thankful that we have a place to call home.

@@maryannkom299 I don’t think they trash the places I think the landlords are tire$ of waiting for the pay from the government. I read my city was four months behind on checks for section 8

I live in Phoenix, Arizona and over the years I have watched countless documentaries and shows about council housing and benefits in Britain. I was amazed to find out that where you're from, single people with no children are able to receive benefits (cash on a debit card). Over here, a person with no children do not receive benefits (cash assistance), unless the person has a disability. A single person can, however, receive food stamps ($200 per month). Also, council housing seems MUCH better than the Section 8 housing program over here. The people in the section 8 offices (where you submit your application and where they decide if you are approved, etc.) are INCREDIBLY MEAN. They are insidiously disrespectful towards the section 8 applicants and recipients (who are treated less-than). I also get the impression, council housing doesn't charge the tenant/recipient as much as section 8 housing does. It seems like people who live in council housing don't pay $400 a month. Also, I see council HOUSES (actual houses). Over here, there are just apartments in horrible neighborhoods.

@@kellyi.4353 yes people who are unemployed do get a small amount of money. They also don't pay rent if they can find something under the allowance like with section 8. To get a council house as a single person is very difficult. Mostly you're given a room on a HOA, house of multiple occupancy so you like with total strangers. You can rent privately but most don't accept people on benefits as they often can't afford to pay bills so get the landlord in trouble. We do have many homeless here. Mainly men as they are lowest priority on the housing list.

@@smarttechaddict Thank you so much for this information.

Can you please Sat name of complex? Thanx 🙂

"say"

@@mamacitaj3912 ...Lincoln Village Apt, Campbell Ave.

It's bullshit that they rush you and don't give you shit for time

RENTS have doubled across the United states in the last 10yrs. if not more in the larger cities. Landlords are looking for 3.5 X the salary income for the rents they are asking for.

The income limits for Section 8 are so low…even some full time fast food employees don’t qualify.

@@ReineDeLaSeine14 the link to FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES I used to be in property management. 100% tax credit property, they have a cap on income. However Section 8 Choice Vouchers ..a family of 2 can make 47k a year and qualifies...not sure what the fast-food restaurant you know of pay...however I've never seen that line of work not qualified. You can be qualified up to 80% of these figures. Attached in the link. Or just Google Section 8 poverty guidelines 2023 www.google.com/search?q=section+8+poverty+guidelines&client=ms-android-mpcs-us-revc&sxsrf=ALiCzsZ93n7rKjI3mrgJJeQrrcNObEj6tg%3A1672890017018&ei=oUa2Y4dejqSm1A-m26_IAg&oq=section+8+poverty+&gs_lcp=ChNtb2JpbGUtZ3dzLXdpei1zZXJwEAEYADIFCAAQgAQyBggAEBYQHjIGCAAQFhAeMgUIABCGAzIFCAAQhgMyBQgAEIYDMgUIABCGAzIFCCEQoAE6CggAEEcQ1gQQsAM6BwgAELADEEM6BwgjEOoCECc6BwguEOoCECc6BAgjECc6EwguEIMBEMcBENQCELEDENEDEEM6CAgAELEDEIMBOgsIABCABBCxAxCDAToFCAAQkQI6BAgAEEM6EQguEIAEELEDEIMBEMcBENEDOg4ILhCABBDHARCvARDUAjoKCAAQsQMQgwEQQzoLCAAQsQMQgwEQkQI6CAgAEMkDEJECOggIABCABBDJAzoICAAQFhAeEApKBAhBGABQ_BRY1EZgv2poA3AAeACAAe4BiAG5GJIBBjAuMTYuMpgBAKABAbABD8gBEcABAQ&sclient=mobile-gws-wiz-serp

Exactly 💯💯💯💯 in my state I receive section 8 and I find that my job actually helps me secure a better place without a job...

@@msclark38 that is odd. Box 3 is normally calculated on gross income. You may pay a higher portion because your income is more....however not factoring utility allowance the rent being accepted would be higher than let's say a person makes 16$ hourly could look in a better location that has higher rent vs. Someone making minimum wage. Better areas charge more..called FMR rates. You may want to contact HUD. I did this for years, what you state is actually backwards

Same here. No time for the b.s. I like it nice n quiet

It's greed and plus they charge for the credit check separately smh...

Yeah it's not like they filling out the application.

@@misschristy1044 They never used to charge for the credit check..but now..they will practically charge you just for breathing the air..

The USA takes Advantage of its Citizens....Especially Black people!!!!

It's a legal scam racket

@R Voit Like you would know..only a person of lower class and no college education would respond in such a rude manner..too bad for you if you are a sucker that pays the high rents..😆🤣

@R Voit And you must be such a happy camper yelling in all capitals...🤣😆

Can you please share the complex name I have section 8 and having a really hard time finding any place that takes section 8 ! Thanks

@@ildikobokor2283 This isn't a complex..it's a 4-plex privately owned..the landlord lives here and he's renovating a 2-bedroom there..the rent will be about $1550..I

@@margueritemazzeo2904 Ohh ok I was approved for a voucher up to $1760 a month for a 1 bedroom but my case worker said I could rent a 2 bedroom as long as it’s within that price and if the landlord accepts the voucher so it might work ! Thank you for your reply

Thanks for sharing a nice section 8. I’ve been looking for tax credit apartments for 2 years. I was told waiting list for everyone I got in contact with. One even told me thst prople don’t move out they die 😢🤦🏽‍♀️

I sure would keep her if they allow pets there.

The tenants are the ones destroying

Wow….an $1150 a month rent & she only has to pay $300? She did good. I tried to get help with housing when my 3 children were young but couldn’t get it…& I was below poverty level & I worked…they turned me down completely. My situation was way before Covid. I only wanted it for a short time but was refused….I had been working since I was 9…my first job I was picking cucumbers & squash & then went to barning tobacco & digging potatoes. Took every single dollar I could make just to keep a roof over my kids heads & food in their bellies. I got very depressed & felt horrible but it seemed like I was being punished because I worked.

It’s not wonderful watching able bodied people sponge off our society I have no respect for this @@@@

I'm a senior I'm 70 years and I make to much they say I'm only $100. To much

Yes it is I've been homeless for 2years waiting on paperwork from section 8last place I rented family member smoking burned down to the ground

@@sheilaharris787hat’s exactly why alot of landlords don’t want section 8. Family members take it over bc “hey moms got a place” and “ I don’t work I don’t do nothin so I’ll stay with Mom” which is not acceptable according to section 8 you must be on the lease to live there. But they’re either entitled section 8 or disabled section 8 or senior section 8. I’ve seen grown kids not working entitled run over their own mother practically get out. It’s crazy how their minds work these days thinking they should be given everything and not have to work for it especially grown ass kids that say “I didn’t asked to be born so you got to take care of me”. Insanity.

Seniors have their entire lives to have a home-they should be ASHAMED to live off the taxpayers.

Hmu.... info@bigsuperaz.com

@R Voit I guess you don't know that SSDI is for disabled people. So do you really think it's feasible for this commenter to get a job? You should have Googled SSDI first to find out what it is before shooting off your ignorant mouth.

So you are saying that all the dead people gave up faith or they needed to die?

So then the ones that died, god decided not to care about? So the abused and tortured children, god said, "forget them?" Since you said he can keep anyone well, safe and happy, then he is choosing to ignore the rest and allow depression, disease and abuse?

@@People_R_Foolish Wait, wow, I had to take another look at what I commented on because I was like wait, was someone dying in this video? Was someone abused in this video? I'm relieved to be reminded that the topic at hand was the sharing and rejoicing of someone who was able to secure a home for themselves. Alright, now that that's cleared up, I stand by my comment, and although I do understand the questions posed, again it's off-topic. My comment is rejoicing along with her recognizing that her being able to secure a home for herself with all the troubles she's been having is a blessing from God. So I was on topic; yay me 🤲🏾🎉😄🤲🏾

NC benefits programs are shameful.

@@ReineDeLaSeine14 definitely

​@@solo.life.travels7215Southern states don't believe in helping poor people escape poverty. They still think like Europe during the Middle Ages. That oppression of the poor, it's really a thing. I've never lived in the South,and never will. Also, remember that Reagan cut HUD by 80 percent ! And it hasn't been restored,up to this day. Most people don't know about this,and people should call Washington to correct the situation.

One of many reasons I refuse to port my voucher out of metro California, I'm in LA and they pay far above market rate.. as do many large cities here, but our rural and inland counties housing authorities are known to lowball landlords. And I know it's a much worse situation in other states.

@gingeralice3858 wow, that's amazing

Wow! Are you really envying her situation? Who are you to play God and judge who should get what. God help your nasty soul.

@@deborahlawrence2275 I don't answer STUPID questions!!

Hopefully, most of the folks of working age are at work or else it's too hot to be out in that Phoenix 110 daytime weather. The pool probably has more action in the evenings once the sun has gone down some.

Life is tough when you're poor and uneducated. You need to work hard and stop having kids to get out of this mess. Poor lady thinks section 8 is ok. 😢 😭

@@duckie0892 who thinks housing assistance is ok? Who is uneducated? Who needs to stop having kids? What are you commenting to me about actually?

@@duckie0892 I was married to a doctor who was murdering patients. To shut me up ( I got him out of our rental and started trying to have him investigated) he arranged to have me murdered...obviously God intervened... He got away with everything refused to pay divorce settlement.. Same time I was working two jobs but my mother showed signs of dementia..I got her diagnosed and found a nice place..one sister would do nothing..the other only wanted to handle the money.. I had to clear her apt.. Turned over $50,000 plus fine jewelry to her for safe deposit box.. Thought everything OK... I quit two jobs took a "lucrative" waiter job.lololol...DANGEROUS HELL HOLE..F*CKED MONEY... Sister moves mother...to another nice place.. Long story short.. No divorce settlement.. Near fatal injury by employer Hung out to dry by workman's comp and lawyer 7 YEAR AGONIZING RECOVERY WORKING THE WHOLE TIME Both sisters got together AND STOLE EVERYTHING MEDICAIDED HER IN... Finally well enough to find a decent lawyer on both cases... HIT BACK TO BACK IN THREE WEEKS BY HURRICANES KATRINA/RITA... TOTAL DESTRUCTION...HOUSE GONE JOB GONE... NEW JOB SH*T ABUSED RACIALLY AND WORKED TO DEATH. HARASSED BECAUSE AGE AND RACE... PERSEVERED....WITH HURRICANES THREATENING REPEATEDLY..AND NO JOBS... BP OIL SPILL..NO CUSTOMERS I WORKED ALLLLLLL MY LIFE I AM APPLYING FOR EVERYTHING I QUALIFY FOR.... NOW CRIPPLING FROM.OLD ACCIDENT BACK..HOMEBOUND..SO HARD AND SLOW GETTING ANY HELP... I WILL KEEP ON UNTIL I GET WHAT I ALREADY WORKED MY AZZ OFF FOR.. I SAW MY CHECK TAXED INSANELY FOR 40 YEARS...I GOT NOTHING.... I F*CKING PAID MY DUES.. IT'S MY F*CKING TURN

Question in 7 years you couldn’t get on your feet financially to rent an apartment. It’s seems like most ppl just sit around waiting for the Government to hand out free food, checks and section 8. Now of days everyone has a disability but that disability doesn’t stop them from having children, sex or anything else. 🤔🤔🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

@@fattygirl61 no, I don't have kids and I AM disabled severely enough to not be ABLE to work! I don't know why strangers on the internet care about it. I guess suppose that there are people who could work but won't. That's not my life, nor my desire. I miss having a good living/career since becoming a disabled person.