HUD/Cascade Management problems HELP LAWYER SUGGEST? (low income, section 8)

[NickyBeth]

I was approved for low-income housing through Cascade Management a few months ago. $523/month for a 2 bedroom unit.
ANYWAYS. My son's father comes over 2-3x a week to spend time with our 4 year old. His father does not have custody, nor does he live in a place I feel comfortable to let him spend time there. He is in my house 2-4 hours, 2-3x a week. Not overnights. Management has not asked for any info on guests to be available. This is my first "low income" housing. The lease states a guest is allowed no more than 14 days stay in 6 months, or any significant time during day or night"
So I was told a week ago that "your guest needs to leave. Read the lease."
I explained the situation with my son amd his dad, his visits, and mentioned there was no specific wording regarding guests besides stated above. I said the wording ("significant") is arbitrary, that he visits his son and will continue to maintain a relationship. She said she would ask her supervisor...
2 days later a note is taped to my door saying "your guest is ordered to vacate and cannot be on the premises for 6 months (per lease).
I am frustrated, shocked, awed, etc. She NEVER asked, "who is this guy?", or "what is the situation?"
They just claim he is not allowed into my home.
I would like to hear from others about this. I did not mention the 2 other times she verbally told me to "get that guy out" a week before all this. It feels bullying, it feels unnecessary, and the "lease" can be interpreted according to their own feelings or prejudice. "Substantial" is not professional wording for laws and boundaries.
Suggestions?
Thanks.

[Sherwoody]

I've heard good things about this law center. It doesn't appear they have a local office, but they may be able to point you to someone in your area.

http://oregonlawcenter.org/

http://oregonlawcenter.org/how-to-get-help/olc-offices/

[oregonwoodsmoke]

You've got a lease that says he can't stay there. You were asked to have him leave on more than one occasion, so why are you surprised to get a written notice?

Section 8 housing has an ongoing problem with voucher holders moving in their boyfriend and then insisting that he isn't really there, so Section 8 housing is very strict about it.

Take your kid to meet your ex-husband on neutral ground or risk losing your Section 8 housing. If you get kicked out of the apartment, you will have a difficult time finding any other rental that accepts Section 8 vouchers.

[NickyBeth]

The lease reads as 14 day-stay in 6 months.
Point is, EVERYONE should be allowed to have guests in their home for quality-of-life, etc. i have friends over as often or more often than his father but have heard no complaints. Neighbors have boyfriends stay overnight, no orders to vacate.
Also, this is not "section 8" housing,or vouchers. This is a rental agency. I do not care what issues they regularly have anyways; you cannot lump non-offenders with offenders based solely on socio-economic status and claim that is right.
In their interpretation of the lease, a person cannot host a babysitter, visit with friends or family (more than twice a month), have kid's friends over, etc.

[Metlakatla]

Why do they think he's living there?

I did not mention the 2 other times she verbally told me to "get that guy out" a week before all this.

Maybe this would have been the time to tell her that he wasn't living there.

[Minervah]

HUD housing is managed by rental agencies but it is not like private rental housing. HUD is very strict about who can and who cannot live in their units and for how long. What you are running into is typical of HUD restrictions. You have to play by their rules and they don't make exceptions. If you want to understand the terms of your lease, by all means see an attorney or other legal expert on the subject to interpret your lease for you.

[Cloudy Dayz]

Originally Posted by NickyBeth

The lease reads as 14 day-stay in 6 months.
Point is, EVERYONE should be allowed to have guests in their home for quality-of-life, etc. i have friends over as often or more often than his father but have heard no complaints. Neighbors have boyfriends stay overnight, no orders to vacate.
Also, this is not "section 8" housing,or vouchers. This is a rental agency. I do not care what issues they regularly have anyways; you cannot lump non-offenders with offenders based solely on socio-economic status and claim that is right.
In their interpretation of the lease, a person cannot host a babysitter, visit with friends or family (more than twice a month), have kid's friends over, etc.

You should probably seek legal help. If you don't want to do that, you could probably just ignore the notices. Eventually you will get a notice to appear at a court hearing to challenge your landlord’s request for an eviction order. Bring your boyfriend to court with you, and have him bring a copy of his lease at another location as well as proof of his residency at his location. Have him testify that he is staying at his place, not yours, and he is not at your place for any significant time during day or night. Any other witnesses and documentation you can bring will also help your case. If you don’t defend yourself successfully in the legal proceedings to evict you, you will have to move out immediately, or maybe get a lawyer to appeal the court ruling. At that point your only options will be to move out or get legal help.