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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I admittedly have no experience with Section 8 as either a landlord or a tenant, but I wonder if this thread has not latched on to, and highlighted, the most egregious and exaggerated examples, and then made generalizations about these outliers.  I recall reading a newspaper article, several years back, about a town which was showing hostility to its Section 8 tenants, based on attitudes like the ones demonstrated in previous posts.  In that case, the Section 8 tenant was a young African American, single mother in her early 30s, with three children, [b]who was studying to be a nurse and working at a local hospital. [/b] [/quote]

So what?

Do you think that magically makes her more responsible or understanding of home maintenance issues than a married couple working in low wage jobs?

She is going to be burdened in the same exact way all other Section 8 tenants are.  She has 3 kids, a full time job, and is going to school in a demanding program. How much time do you think she has to devote to housework and general household maintenance? I promise it's very little as I am a single mom of just one kid working full time.

The outliers in the situation are those section 8 tenants who were previously home owners or upper middle class who fell on hard times.[/quote]

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