> > > WM: One of the problems with rent stamps, a.k.a. Section 8, is the > bureaucratic requirements which make it one tricky business to evict a > tenant for cause. Enter the non-profit. They specialize in moving > paperwork around to suit the parameters of federal money. They have > special software and everything. They have rules to which they hold > tenants accountable. They never assume that of course people know how to > live in a house. Commercial landlords/ladies really are not set up to > handle that type of workload. > > I don't have a solution and I don't know that what we have presently is > anything more than a bandaid. It is a problem looking for solutions. > > WizardMarks, Central
(CM) Section 8 has taken a step backward recently. One reason Section 8 Tenants were unable to get apartments throughout the early-mid-to late nineties was the one year lease requirement. Plain and simple, the landlord had to sign a one year lease with the resident. As Wizard has pointed out, getting someone out for violating the lease under Sect 8 is 'tricky'. That is an understatement. Well a few years ago, Sect 8 seeing the crisis decided to offer month to month leases. This was good news. Most of us landlords started to rent to those on Sect 8 again. If the tenant screwed up, you gave them notice. That simple. 30 days was the most you had to put up with. Now, It is my understanding that Sect 8 is going back to one year minimum. This indicates two things. 1. The affordable housing crisis is over. 2. The Feds believe that enough landlords will take the risk on a one year lease. They need their apartments rented. It will cause many landlords to quit Sect 8 again. That's too bad. Why must Section 8 insist on the one years lease? It's counter productive. Craig Miller Former Fultonite [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
