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Almost any landlord can accept section 8 you just have to talk them into it.
What are housing choice vouchers.
If prospective tenants ask if you take section 8 they want to know if you would accept part of their rent through the housing choice voucher program still commonly known as the tenant based section 8 program.
Also known as hud housing this program grants vouchers to tenants that act as a guarantee that the program will pay.
Renters who want to live in apartments that accept vouchers apply for section 8 through their local pha.
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Rent must be reasonable compared with similar unassisted units in the area and the property must meet hud s section 8 housing quality standards.
The phrase section 8 housing refers to a specific part of the national housing code that helps struggling tenants pay for housing.
All section 8 program rules and policies can be found in the administrative plan.
The housing choice voucher program is the federal government s major program for assisting very low income families the elderly and the disabled to afford decent safe and sanitary housing in the private market.
How do section 8 vouchers work.
Even landlords who say they won t take section 8 are sometimes willing to make an exception if you show them what a quiet nice wonderful reliable tenant you are going to be.
Section 8 tenants usually pay their landlord 30 percent of their monthly income and the government pays the rest.
Families with vouchers generally pay between 30 to 40 percent of their annual income for rent.
The vouchers cover a portion of the rent based on how much rent you can afford.