Section 8's (Florida: apartment, renters, evictions)

[Miss NY]

How is section 8 living? Where are some of the section 8's located

[009]

Applicants under Section 8 have a large portion of their rent paid by the gov't and the remaining amount by them.

Any private tenement or housing complex(non-luxury) has to accept anyone who wants to live there and happens to be a Section 8 applicant, but don't quote me on that.

[kort677]

Originally Posted by Miss NY

How is section 8 living? Where are some of the section 8's located

can you say public housing? how about run down buildings in sketchy areas?

[kort677]

Originally Posted by 009

Applicants under Section 8 have a large portion of their rent paid by the gov't and the remaining amount by them.

Any private tenement or housing complex(non-luxury) has to accept anyone who wants to live there and happens to be a Section 8 applicant, but don't quote me on that.

yes they have to accept them as long as the rent is within the ranges paid by HUD, you won't find to many section 8 renters in newer buildings or nicer neighborhoods.

[Dark of the Moon]

Originally Posted by 009

Applicants under Section 8 have a large portion of their rent paid by the gov't and the remaining amount by them.

Section 8 tenants pay a maximum of approximately 30% of their income for rent, with the remainder being paid by the government.

Originally Posted by 009

Any private tenement or housing complex(non-luxury) has to accept anyone who wants to live there and happens to be a Section 8 applicant, but don't quote me on that.

I don't believe this is true -- being a Section 8 landlord is strictly voluntary. This is why it's becoming increasingly difficult for Section 8 tenants to find places to live -- landlords often don't want to rent to them. To become a Section 8 landlord, you must allow inspection of your rental property(ies) and follow specific guidelines for things such as evictions.

[Hustla718]

First of all, good luck getting section 8. It's harder to get then a NYCHA apartment.

Second of all Section 8 units are highly concentrated in poor Black/Latino areas. They also usually make the worst blocks/buildings.

[StPete2Charlotte]

You don't wanna live in Section 8. Quote ME on that.
I lived in Section 8 in South Florida for a couple years. I don't EVER wanna have to live there again, and I rather cut off a finger than live in one in NYC.

[Elvira Black]

My friend lives in a section 8 in the Bronx and it's actually pretty much ok. It's only about one third section 8 tenants though. I think the idea behind section 8 was to not segregate all the poor into the pj's but rather allow them to have some decent housing in more mainstream buildings. Seems to be a lot available in the Bronx, but it probably varies in terms of how nice/safe it is.

[M|L]

depends on the area. there are section 8 around chinatown that's very safe while there are sectioin 8s elsewhere that you DO NOT want to live in.

[rqnll]

Originally Posted by M|L

depends on the area. there are section 8 around chinatown that's very safe while there are sectioin 8s elsewhere that you DO NOT want to live in.

It's extremely rare to find a landlord in chinatown still participating in section 8 these days. Ten years ago - maybe.

Landlords in certain parts of the bronx won't even take "programs", and those that do will indicate "working section 8 ok" on their housing ads.

Popular neighborhoods tend to have very few participating landlords.