Do I Like Being a Section 8 Landlord?

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Do I Like Being a Section 8 Landlord?

by John
(Knoxville,TN)

When it comes to being a Section 8 landlord, I definitely have mixed feelings. While the rent is eventually paid up, 8 out of 10 times it will be late.

Some Section 8 tenants do not listen to your views on how you want the rental property to be taken care of.

My real life experience with Section 8: I have seen 5 cars parked at my one-bedroom rental apartment. I have a Section 8 tenant who owes me $11 every month which he has not paid up in 5 months straight.

Another tenant signed a lease agreement with a no-dog policy (in front of the case worker) and I found one in the rental property the next day. Another time the lock to my rental property was stuck and I had to kick down the door.

If I could go back 15 years ago to when I first started, I would not become a Section 8 landlord (to put it nicely.)

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good luck so far with my section 8 tenent
by: Anonymous

I believe that its becomming more difficult to gain section 8 status as a renter.The current renters do not want to lose this benefit.I am all for stong requirements to gain renter status.As a landlord,we have to maintain our properties to a high level for section 8.As landlords we should demand stricter rule on future section 8 applicants

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