I need help finding apartment that accepts Section 8?

[BRU67]

Originally Posted by Drover

Section 8 is a federal program that obligations landlords to all kinds of rules and stipulations. By what right does Cook County compel landlords to participate in a federal program whether they want to or not?

For good or ill, our Cook County Board made source of income a protected classification under the Cook County Human Rights Ordinance, just like race, national origin, sex, and religion. This has been the case for awhile now, but there was a longstanding exception for Section 8 vouchers. However, that exception was removed effective August 2013.

So in other words, Chuckity is correct. You cannot refuse to rent to someone because they have a voucher.

The ordinance does not prevent a landlord from refusing to rent to a voucher holder on another basis, such as credit, rental history, or other non-discriminatory reasons.

[NealIRC]

Originally Posted by Chuckity

Cook County landlords have to accept Section 8 and cannot discriminate based on their voucher.

It's the law.

Aha.

Originally Posted by Ala4akbar

-Good, do you accept Section 8 voucher?

*Hangs up phone...

While I don't disagree with you, take a look at this argument: it's not illegal to hang-up the phone.