Section 8 tenant not paying her rent

[Anonymous]

I never responded to this section 8 housing emails.
I didn’t want to be on record saying no.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It’s probably too late to advise you not to buy rental properties in DC becaus renter’s rights....

Give them 30 days notice to pay you the back rent or you’ll start the eviction process.

Can't start the process. In DC right now, because of COVID, you can't kick someone out. Quite frankly, you should be happy that you are getting the 80%. I know people who are renting at market and people are paying rent. We have a friend whose tenant is stiffing them on $3500 per month and they also have a job. They work for the state department and are using this as an opportunity to get over.

I would be reporting this to the state department,

+1 We have a military contractor pulling this crap. It took a little work but I have her CO's number now in my speed dial. If she is late or calls with a sob story one more time then I'm calling the CO. I don't care what happens to her clearance. She is paying for private school but she can't pay her rent? C'mon now.

A lot of people are taking advantage of the pandemic. Liars and cheaters are gonna lie and cheat, and I'm gonna expose the lies and cheats every single time. We worked hard to afford to buy the rental and it is part of our retirement plan. I have a responsibility to my family first and I'm not going to stand still and be robbed by someone who doesn't have a moral code.

How do you know she is paying for private school? Kid could be on scholarship. And even if she is paying for private school it is the prudent thing to do. She would have a contract with school. So if she pulls kid they can sue for tuition owed. She can’t get evicted so, what should she do? Pay rent, pull kid, get sued? She is buying time within the law. She is doing exactly what you would do in that situation.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It’s probably too late to advise you not to buy rental properties in DC becaus renter’s rights....

Give them 30 days notice to pay you the back rent or you’ll start the eviction process.

Can't start the process. In DC right now, because of COVID, you can't kick someone out. Quite frankly, you should be happy that you are getting the 80%. I know people who are renting at market and people are paying rent. We have a friend whose tenant is stiffing them on $3500 per month and they also have a job. They work for the state department and are using this as an opportunity to get over.

I would be reporting this to the state department,

+1 We have a military contractor pulling this crap. It took a little work but I have her CO's number now in my speed dial. If she is late or calls with a sob story one more time then I'm calling the CO. I don't care what happens to her clearance. She is paying for private school but she can't pay her rent? C'mon now.

A lot of people are taking advantage of the pandemic. Liars and cheaters are gonna lie and cheat, and I'm gonna expose the lies and cheats every single time. We worked hard to afford to buy the rental and it is part of our retirement plan. I have a responsibility to my family first and I'm not going to stand still and be robbed by someone who doesn't have a moral code.

How do you know she is paying for private school? Kid could be on scholarship. And even if she is paying for private school it is the prudent thing to do. She would have a contract with school. So if she pulls kid they can sue for tuition owed. She can’t get evicted so, what should she do? Pay rent, pull kid, get sued? She is buying time within the law. She is doing exactly what you would do in that situation.

She's out and good riddance so it is water under the bridge but thanks for your input.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It’s probably too late to advise you not to buy rental properties in DC because it heavily favors renter’s rights....

Give them 30 days notice to pay you the back rent or you’ll start the eviction process.

I'm sorry. And yes this..it's insane DC wants affordable housing yet allows such mistreatment of every day mom and pop landlords.

A mom and pop landlord is a business. It’s a business with rules like all other businesses. If you can’t make it work within the rules, sell and get out of the business. I don’t even have a position on whether the rules are appropriate but this “I’m just a small landlord who needs to cover the mortgage” stuff is BS. If you can’t cover the mortgage, it means your business is failing as most do. Sell the property. Close the business. The end.

Uh, you're missing the landlord's point. The landlord can't make the business work because the tenants are STEALING from him. How are they STEALING? They are STEALING when they don't pay their rent. In this country we usually arrest and try people accused of CRIMES. The same standard should apply to tenants who STEAL from their landlord.

+1 In this case the landlord, who is being stole from, has his hands tied by the law. Literally the law is enabling the tenant to steal from him and giving no recourse. That's sick.

[Anonymous]

I think a lot of landlords are having the same problem with just getting decent people to rent. We’re about to sell our maryland rental because it’s too much and we just don’t want it anymore.

But evict them. Have a no pets rule. No section 8 housing ever.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/interactive/2021/eviction-moratorium-lifts/

This woman wanted to keep her apartment but there is a giant tied on the carpet next to her foot

[Anonymous]

The market in VA is pretty hot. I have had section 8 tenants ready to pay above market rent to get the place. Not sure what's going on with that.

[Anonymous]

“I am a new landlord in DC…” there’s your problem.