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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a Section 8 tenant and it's worked out fairly well so far.  However, currently they pay 100% of the rent.  The thing you have to be careful about is when you have a split in the rental share between the housing authority and the tenant.  The formula they use doesn't leave the tenants much wiggle room if the tenant makes a poor financial decision or has an unexpected expense.

The one advantage you have as a landlord is the leverage that if they [b]don't pay or trash the place their section 8 benefits can be terminated [/b]and most people on section 8 will try to avoid that.[/quote]

Can you clarify this?  We have a section 8 renter next door who has completely trashed the place.  Landlord wants her out but says he can't because rent is up to date because section 8 is paying it.  It is so badly trashed I can't even begin to describe it.  [/quote]

The landlord is probably lying to you about wanting her out and is just happy the rent is being paid.  If he really wanted her out he would call her case worker and report the issues and they would come out and perform a home inspection.  If tenant isn't abiding by the terms of the program they can terminate her assistance and then she won't be current with her rent and he can evict her.  For obvious reasons he probably doesn't want to go this route.[/quote]

I commented up thread but my guess is your idea of "trashed" and the current renter's idea of "trashed" are vastly different.

For example, one of the tenants my owner rented to split bleach over carpet that was 2 years old.  It of course stained large sections of the carpet down a hallway and into room. The carpet of course was trashed but the renter didn't see it that way and thought the owner was being "stupid" (the renter's word choice) for wanting the carpet replaced.   [/quote]

I'm the PP who asked for this and I think the landlord is torn because the rent is being paid.  I'm sure that he's telling the truth about "wanting" her out, but he's not motivated enough to do anything about it yet.  (His previous tenant wasn't even paying the rent and it took him months to take action and then he basically got lucky because she just left).  The house is utterly trashed.  She or her kids have torn and ripped all the blinds and all the screens on the windows and doors.  They have thrown toys and debris out of each of the windows (including second floor) and clogged the gutters.  That's all I can see because I've not been inside, but he tells us it's even worse in there.  He has also received numerous complaints (from us and other neighbors) about her noise, cruelty to her children (she has been reported) and animals (humane society seized her dog due to neglect).  She is a huge source of stress for him and yet his rent is paid.

Next time she causes problems for us I'll suggest he contact her case worker about the condition of the house.  He may not know that is an option.  He may also not want the hassle of dealing with an eviction.  The guy is only focused on the short term.  He's a slum lord and even when not trashed the house isn't a prime residence.  However, it's in a great close-in location and he could get in decent, reliable tenants that would bring in a lot more money if he invested a little to renovate.[/quote]

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