As someone who did a stint prepping section 8 apartments for new tenants at a relative's property, I can see why landlords _DON'T_ want to honor these vouchers anymore! Every single apartment I had to prep first required (nauseating) thorough clean out, sanitizing, repainting, replacement of appliances, fixtures, amenities, etc. - just to have another voucher tenant tear it all up again? _NO WAY!_ My relative stopped accepting vouchers, did not renew S8 leases, shut down his property when it was totally emptied, completely rehabbed everything, got some zoning changes, and went to market rent... It's been very much worth his while, and the City government people are off his back about all the trouble there was before!
Buddy of mine told me he absolutely refuses to take section 8 vouchers because in the past, other land lords he knew had to pay thousands out of pocket to fix the damage they made on the property. He also knew a couple that was renting out the kids room for cash 💸 while they were on section 8 for that same place
I'd like to see both sides of this story told... Section 8 tenants have a much higher rate of property damage, unauthorized residents, and complaints of criminal activity and domestic violence. Landlords are finding in many areas accepting section 8 vouchers puts their property in a rent controlled status. When there is a problem with a section 8 tenant, the housing authority either protects the tenant or does nothing at all. Who gets screwed?,... (as usual) the decent family. Who screwed them?,... (wait for it) NOT the landlord, but the idgits leeching the system, causing the landlord to stop accepting section 8 vouchers. Oh I know, it's all about race, right? Listen, landlords don't care what color your skin is as long as your money is green, paid on time, and you treat the property and your neighbors with respect.
Just came across this video, and your commentary. And here's my rebuttal. Amen you hit the nail right on the head. I myself can't see myself accepting sec. 8 anymore because of everything you said.
Correlation doesn’t mean causality. Many section 8 people can only live in poorer neighborhoods (since poor neighborhoods are more likely to accept it) poorer neighborhoods have higher crime rates. But then again, you can’t have criminal record and be part of the program since it disallows criminal felons. And becoming a felon would revoke your section 8. If their are unauthorized residents on a section 8 property, you can file a complaint with your housing authority office and they can get your eviction process started and their section 8 voucher can be revoked. There are many safety and standard protections that the program affords landlords.
Here in NY its illegal to deny a voucher holder from applying for an apartment so the management company requires all applicants to have a minimum credit score of 650 and a annnual income 40*the rent in addiition to 3-4 months rent up front. A lot of voucher holders dont meet these requirements so that how they bypass this law in NY.
@@HeIsWorthy247 These greedy landlord's only idolize money and don't care about people and they don't think about the day they will die and have to answer to God.
It’s illegal for tenants to stay in a property and refuse to pay but NYC allowed it across the state for 3 years while still charging landlords for everything. Now the State has REFUSED to accept ERAP applications from ANY housing voucher subsidized tenants. So the ppl who were flinging the “oh the govt will pay my rent” are screwed, the landlords are screwed even more and the Courts are packed again. Honestly only the City govt should be bearing the burden of accepting vouchers. Small landlords are refusing. I don’t care about “illegal and discrimination” bullshit. City hasn’t even paid The vouchers they were obligated to pay but they expect to crucify landlords for the 💩they created.
I stopped renting to section 8 because the tenants didn’t treat the property well, and they didn’t follow the HOA rules. I hated the silly section 8 inspections too that told me I need to fix a wobbly toilet or a crack in the sidewalk.
@@robertlunderwood they both suck, but I’d much rather deal with the HOA who puts everything that’s required in writing instead of a section 8 inspector that searches and searches until they find something dumb to complain about.
I am glad section 8 is not accepted. My mother is a maid and my dad works as a hospital janitor. They get no government help. we have one computer.that can only be used for school work. My moms friend lets me used this computer which she can no longer used because she turned blind.
Did you commenters not hear them say that this lady is an AIR FORCE VETERAN? She's not an immigrant, or a criminal, and she is not "sponging off the system". She is a responsible grandmother who takes care of her grandchildren so they don't end up in the system!. Open your eyes. Just because someone has less money than you does not make them irresponsible or less of a person!
Johnny Pham: How is she "enabling" her children? She took custody of her grandchildren not to enable their parents, but to protect her grandchildren, who are innocents in all of this. How can people be so cold and judgmental of this Veteran, this Grandma/ Hero who they've never even met? The world is getting so cold. May God have mercy on us.
Lover of the Truth How do you know all of this. You are simply spouting rhetoric and insulting other humans in the process. We all have the right to our point of view. Perhaps many individuals here are simply not falling for the okey doke where able bodied Americans have given up on the dream we once formerly shared in order to constantly and consistently beg for handouts from those who are still looking to bring that dream into fruition. I am not judgmental I love all humans but this is preposterous. One must set boundaries in order to ensure they do not serve as an enabler of the bad habits of others; bad habits such as having multiple children whom one is not able to care for. STOP OUT OF WEDLOCK BIRTHS
Johnny Pham: This is not rhetoric, and I am not insulting anyone. I am simply pointing out that this woman is taking on MORE than her responsibility, not less. You call it "enabling" I call it being a hero. She is a loving and responsible grandparent. She didn't have to take this on. She chose to do it. Who knows what happened to these kids parents. Maybe they are in jail. Maybe they are dead. We don't know the circumstances from this video, but what we do know is that it was never this lady's responsibility to raise her grandchildren. She could have walked away, but she didn't. She could have just dumped them on the state, to go into the system while she enjoyed her retirement, but she didn't. She stepped up and took the challenge on, like the soldier that she is. I'm all for holding people accountable for their own actions, but this lady has gone above and beyond what her own responsibilities were, and I think she should be applauded, not insulted. She displays the best of America, not the worst, and I think she deserves all the respect and help we can give her.
Good rule to live by!! Section 8, Income based & low income usually always means cockroaches, filth, damn near condemned houses. When it's not earned it turns to shit.
Some states are forcing you to accept them. In my county, we have section 8 suing a gated community for denying their approval, and it's mostly because this community is meant for upper class income, but they are trying to use some kind of discrimination lawsuit to push their way into the community.
Why do people think because you live on section 8 you don’t have job..... I’m on it definitely pay twice more rent out my pocket then most ppl. I know some ppl use the government but not everyone.
Goody two shoes yes I do and they are well taken care of and please explain to me why does the number of children I have has anything to do with my comment 👌🏾😍😍😍😍
Goody two shoes people who are on section 8 can’t exceed a maximum amount of work hours or their benefits her cut so they work as much as possible but it isn’t always enough.
Get a 40 hour a week job and if need be get a second job , don’t have babies out of wedlock and get some god damn self respect and morals and get off the gov dime
Pc Principal definitely have a 40+ hour a week job and married and pay taxes so yes talk what you know!!!!! Maybe ppl should do their own research instead of judging people. Now I will say I don’t think ppl should be on it their whole life it definitely should be use for a stepping stone. Just like ppl use student loans(also government).... once again not all ppl abuse the government. But options are like assholes everyone have one 😂🤣 oh yea I pay $900 of rent out my own pocket section 8 only pays $50. Dont receive food stamps or Medicaid or any other government benefits. Let me mention one more time I have a 40+ hours a week job,pay taxes , pay my own bills, pay for daycare for 4 BEAUTIFUL children. I guess I’m just an awful person getting assisted with $50/month from section 8 even though I pay more than $300 in taxes per pay period how ironic ....... 😂🤣 All man you guys have a nice day!
It looks to me like they're trying to shift the direction (this is gonna sound harsh but , clean it up) of the environment and residents and judging from my own personal experience with living around section 8 tenants , overall this is a good thing for the apartment. I wish this family in particular wasn't on section 8 , they seem nice and i hope they found a place but they did great in turning away section 8rs. I wish more places would do that , especially here.
This. During the pandemic, my apt. complex temporarily opened up units to section 8 tenants. What a nightmare: it's been a tsunami of crime, drugs, police and loud, unattended children and dangerous behaviors. Cars broken into, and windows busted out. Well, it's ending now because so many tenants complained. Mind you, I work full time and pay $1700/month for a 645 sq ft 1 bedroom apt. while some of these folks pay $400 out of pocket for a 3 bedroom, 2 bath unit that goes for $2800. Ridiculous. Sorry.
@@TheMabes69 damn liar, I don’t believe you for a section, everyone is trying to give section 8 tenants a bad name when in reality some tenants who is not on section 8 is no damn different. Sound like your ass is jealous because you have to pay full price so you complained to the landlord.
Grandmother and 3 grandchildren where is the mother and father of the children so why does the taxpayer have to give special consideration the mother father ain't doing nothing where are they I can see taking care of Grandmother as one person but now we have three kids living on taxpayers dollar Bull$___
I really don't get it a little hard work and living within your means you can easily buy a house I'm 45 with no high school diploma i bought a house and seven acres of land and paid it off about five years ago I did it by not buying a damn thing I didn't need growing my food and staying out the grocery store doing my own work not hiring other people to do it for me I burn wood to heat in the winter and no ac in the summer if its to hot in the house you should be outside getting your work done anyway no cable or internet you should be working not watching TV or playing on the internet but people pay to work out in a gym then pay someone to mow thier yard pay to lay in a taning bed pay someone to grow thier food pay someone to cook thier food pay to have thier trash hauled off nobody does a damn thing for thier selves anymore and people wonder why things are so hard these days times aint hard people are soft and weak
Not judging anyone here. But why is an Air Force Veteran needing section 8 subsidized housing? Don't we have the VA to administer benefits to take care of these people after their discharge from the military for their service to our country? There is no excuse for turning this woman away.
My cousin was in the navy n once discharge he was left homeless n ni no they give much money from the VA to find a place u on ur own so yes they can get on section 8
Probably an early discharge..In any case the days of free housing for people who refuse to work is coming to an end Someone needs to provide housing for these people but the only landlords that can afford free rent is State Govt and US Govt Take a look at Public Housing in NYC and CHicago to find out how thats working
@@Blah-blah-sure How is something as basic as a roof over your head entitlement? Do you ever stop and think that hell really exists and you are in danger of ending up there because you care about money and earthy materials? People were ment to live free on earth but the devil changed this and made people idolize money instead of other people.
When people hear sections 8 ,first things that comes to minds ,some people doesn’t take care of their property or follow Rules,second maybe in that mix,young thugs,that’s a fact’s,This comes from a Latino use too live in NYCHA in Spanish Harlem in New York 🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷
I didn't get that. I see that she was given X days to move out because her lease is not being renewed. That is not an eviction. And it certainly should not be held against her.
Edie your right she should pull money out of the ski for that while the Elites have our tax dollars as a private piggy bank right now in Philly millions of our tax dollars are just gone poof !!! Lining some rich man's pockets while people sit back and tell struggling people they should have it well what's going on with the Elite why are they constantly stealing our tax money we know we they have enough money to live and then some 😑
@@stephenboone371 exactly... These women spend $300+ on weave and not to mention the cost of nails, make up, and other things and then expect the government to give them a place to live. The government only job is to protect their interest they're not obligated to help the citizens. Sounds harsh but it's true. No one owes you anything just because you're here.
It isn't an eviction. It's called NOT renewing the lease. A difference. These News agencies are purposely using the 'E' word to make the apartment complex look mean. When you rent a car and the contract is up you can't demand to keep the car for another day. Or if you make a hotel reservation for 3 days you can't just decide to stay another day without approval. If someone else made reservations you must get out. How is it different with home rentals? If you agree to the12 months lease then one can't get mad if the landlord doesn't want to renew the lease. BTW, most of the time landlords do not want to use Section 8 Vouchers is because of government's own policies. Too much hassle
If you need to complain about the issue, go through your US Representative/Senator. HUD and housing authorities only pay attention to complaints that come in under Congressional letterhead.
Try asking your friends or neighbors or anyone renting without section 8 if they would be willing to fill out paperwork to turn their house into section 8 for you. I know it's alot of work. I did it and got lucky.
Everyone with vouchers aren't bad tenants that's a stigma that's associated with someone who has a Section 8 voucher though. Here in CA it's against the the law to refuse a person with a voucher so what they do to get around it is make the rent higher so that it doesn't meet HUD requirements.
Well in Atlanta Ga alot of apartments an houses are NOT taken the Section 8 Vouchers. My neighborhood got torn down so im homeless with a Section 8 voucher living with my Kids father until i find a place for me an the kids.
Felton ABSOLUTELY l live in Australia and we don't have anything remotely like section 8. You just wait your turn for public housing. And in parts of the country that can be a couple of decades. The fact that you only have to pay a tiny portion of the rent and get to live in a private apartment or house just don't get it. What's the incentive to work .
Not all section 8 renters trash a place, just some bad apples do anytime which makes section 8 renters look bad and so owners assume all section renters do the same crap but they dont.
Far as I’m concerned everyone is mooching off the government because they provide jobs for the country and grocery stores that’s why you are alive and well because it the government didn’t create jobs how would you strive. So therefore you are need the government still for some reason
I’ve been on S8 for about 15 yrs., never was late paying my portion of the rent, never “trashed” an apartment nor broke walls absolutely nothing wrong in the places I’ve lived. this past April I was given a notice of Non Renewal Of Lease but when I told my case worker she mailed me an application for a brand new apartment in a nicer area (it wont completed until Aug this yr. People getting refused is mainly the blacks that trash places. I don’t so they help me when I need them. It’s what you leave behind, the disrespect and trashy attitudes have got to go. Pay ur rent on time and take care of the places you’ve been Blessed with. They lie! Continue to lie instead of following thru with most anything. They lie like they did because Mama always believed them lies (or didn’t care enuf to teach kids correctly). They’re All becoming dependents to the State.
She dressesd nice has all the new stuff kerig coffee majer etc I got rid if mine didnt wannt to buy the separate contsinrd too expensive and im not section 8 or any of it prob gets stamps for thse kids its a mess too much wekfare shd be for dusabled elderly or to help get on her feet
Even I never get section 8 when I apply Now I need to thanks God this?😒 I just dont understand this when they applying, they dont read,about the information,which is I think on the application?
Hair cost .99 cent and i do my own for FREE! But even if she pays to get it done, she deserves some sort of self care as she did fight for this crooked ass country! She's also raising her grandchildren! Ppl are so evil it's pathetic. Would it be better if she looked like the stereotypical woman of color on section 8?
if nothing care be done if she has a car and a storage unit .she can live in her car for a while untill something comes open .it want be easy for her but at least she will have a roof over her head and a place to sleep for the short term.as i see her problem right now that maybe her only choice.
I've lived in my car many times to save on rent even when bringing my wife and daughter up from Guatemala. I bought a camper to live in until buying a mobile home. If this woman was a soldier then she should have what it takes to survive without government handouts although I can understand help from a food bank or maybe snap benefits.
@@lindsayschutz well it will be kind of hard for social services to check on her .if she is not in one spot for long .most living in there cars are no mads .they dont stay put for long
You can work online, go to school online. There's no excuse to not be able to pay rent any longer. My current complex in Tucson, is no longer accepting section 8 and it's IMMEDIATELY getting better. And LANDLORDS should be ashamed of themselves. They buy homes they can not afford, gentrify poor areas by flipping homes, and their plan is to have poorest ppl in the country to pay their mortgages. THEY, are just as much to blame for the erosion of the middle class. Why they put the single mom on the news and not the slumlord, is really .... peculiar.
More landlords are refusing hud every day, inspections are a joke and paperwork is a month or two late, I for one am taking a break from accepting hud and when my current tenants leases are up they are being asked to move
@@honeyofoats5619 you'll need proof of income bank statements and social security cards for everyone that will be living with you They don't let people with certain felonies. Like sex offenders live there
Landlord don't want to take Section 8 because they know that it won't pass inspectionn and i think that is wrong and in Florida is the same thing to we call people on waiting list thats a lie people are not going to wait 6 or 1 year road up im tani g action
Yes clear water , largo st Pete ses govement closeting and opening a lot of Sparta and landlords want drop there prices are no one is taken section 8 any more are there full are there limited to how many section 8 they can take people sleeping in there cars about to lose there section 8 because there really no help after you get that. Voucher
ABSOLUTELY 💯. I live in Australia we don't have anything even close to section 8. You just have to wait your turn for public housing. And in some places that could be 20 years or so. The fact that the government pays the VAST MAJORITY of your rent where someone is either paying full market rent. Or paying a mortgage is ABSOLUTELY OUTRAGEOUS!
OMG! I REALLY hope you read my comment. ABSOLUTELY agree with you about housing first. The very idea. I lived in a housing first property here in Australia. And l had some junkie mental case living above me for 8 years my life was a living he'll to say the least. The noise he would make through the night was intolerable. But as soon as l made a complaint they would be on his side ABSOLUTELY 💯 every single time. Went through court paid for lawyers was hospitalised 12 times has 2 suicide attempts. Finally after 8 years they moved me somewhere appropriate. But now the next victim is living there. I have self harm marks that l will have to look at for the rest of my life.
@@galegrazutis964 it's a British/ American concept. To dump the mentally ill drug addicted onto the deaf blind, poor kids, and sober poor elderly is what the solution is. F@ck the working poor, who need safe low income housing, the disabled and the poor kids.
