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Almost any landlord can accept section 8 you just have to talk them into it.
How do section 8 vouchers work.
Renters who want to live in apartments that accept vouchers apply for section 8 through their local pha.
Families with vouchers generally pay between 30 to 40 percent of their annual income for rent.
The housing choice voucher program is the federal government s major program for assisting very low income families the elderly and the disabled to afford decent safe and sanitary housing in the private market.
What are housing choice vouchers.
Even landlords who say they won t take section 8 are sometimes willing to make an exception if you show them what a quiet nice wonderful reliable tenant you are going to be.
If prospective tenants ask if you take section 8 they want to know if you would accept part of their rent through the housing choice voucher program still commonly known as the tenant based section 8 program.
Section 8 tenants usually pay their landlord 30 percent of their monthly income and the government pays the rest.
All section 8 program rules and policies can be found in the administrative plan.
Before we get into the pros and cons of accepting section 8 tenants let s review what section 8 is and how it may affect your business.
We made your search easier by listing properties owned and or managed by management companies that already welcome section 8 vouchers or that offer project based section 8 units.
Don t have to limit yourself to buildings that already accept section 8.
Rent must be reasonable compared with similar unassisted units in the area and the property must meet hud s section 8 housing quality standards.
But just because a prospect asks such a question doesn t mean the answer is up to you.