Apartments in Nassau County and SSD (New York, York: section 8, to rent, tenant)

[carep]

I am looking for an apartment for my boyfriend who is on Social Security Disability, because he has Crohns Disease, along with other complications like Fybromyalgia. Unforuntely most treatments have yet to help. The problem is, he only gets $900 a month, and it's incredibly difficult to find a decent apartment in Nassau County that would be affordable. I was wondering if there are any programs that help SSD members find an afforable place? Many people I have spoken to recently refuse to have a tenant who is on disability and perfer someone with a decent job.

[cottercutie]

You need to look into income based housing, Section 8 and even some 55+ communities will accept someone younger who is disabled.

Nassau County Department of Housing - Section 8 & Homeless Intervention
Living and Working - Nassau County, New York

[I_Love_LI_but]

Originally Posted by carep

I am looking for an apartment for my boyfriend who is on Social Security Disability, because he has Crohns Disease, along with other complications like Fybromyalgia. Unforuntely most treatments have yet to help. The problem is, he only gets $900 a month, and it's incredibly difficult to find a decent apartment in Nassau County that would be affordable. I was wondering if there are any programs that help SSD members find an afforable place? Many people I have spoken to recently refuse to have a tenant who is on disability and perfer someone with a decent job.

They are discriminating against him on the basis of his disability and his source of income. If they have a low cost apartment that he can reasonably afford on his check, they cannot turn him down just because he is not a working person.

Section 8 has a huge waiting list (he will have to wait years and years just for a voucher to come up) and very few municipalities in Nassau are part of the program anyway, so that is not a solution.

Does he have to live in Nassau, one of the most expensive counties around? Can he move somewhere cheaper? If not, he should look into renting a room, not trying to get a whole apartment.

[Kswift70]

Originally Posted by carep

I am looking for an apartment for my boyfriend who is on Social Security Disability, because he has Crohns Disease, along with other complications like Fybromyalgia. Unforuntely most treatments have yet to help. The problem is, he only gets $900 a month, and it's incredibly difficult to find a decent apartment in Nassau County that would be affordable. I was wondering if there are any programs that help SSD members find an afforable place? Many people I have spoken to recently refuse to have a tenant who is on disability and perfer someone with a decent job.

Landlords need to realize it's a guaranteed rent check every moth.

[Kswift70]

I don't know if Social Services handout paperwork regarding a place to find.
Section 8 Housing provides a list off landlords that will accept Section 8