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Old 06-06-2016, 06:44 PM
 
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Wow. What area?

Montgomery County, MD.

When we had to rent out our house, we hired a property management company. The agent who would be managing our property, gave us a piece of paper that asked if we wanted Section 8 tenants or not. We said we didn't want any. She then told us that if we lived in MoCo and a Section 8 tenant wanted to rent our home, we would have to take them.
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Old 06-06-2016, 07:32 PM
 
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That doesn't sound bad. I wouldn't have a problem with 1-2 section 8 hours in a neighborhood of 50+ houses. But what I think a lot of people worry about is suddenly 20% of the neighborhood is section 8.
Section 8 should be abolished entirely, along with all government involvement in housing. People shouldn't be moved anywhere, unless they use their own money and wherewithal and MOVE THEMSELVES there. Under their own steam.
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Old 06-06-2016, 07:38 PM
 
Location: Humboldt Park, Chicago
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Montgomery County, MD.

When we had to rent out our house, we hired a property management company. The agent who would be managing our property, gave us a piece of paper that asked if we wanted Section 8 tenants or not. We said we didn't want any. She then told us that if we lived in MoCo and a Section 8 tenant wanted to rent our home, we would have to take them.
BS. You aren't required to accept someone just because they are on section 8. You simply can't deny them just because they are section 8. Big difference. If all section 8 renters are the lowlife degenerates that you think they are, then surely they wouldn't pass the credit, reference, and rental history criteria that you are legally allowed to require, would they? The law does not disallow you from normal screening practices for prospective tenants, so stop being disingenuous about it.
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Old 06-06-2016, 09:03 PM
 
Location: Long Island
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Section 8 should be abolished entirely, along with all government involvement in housing. People shouldn't be moved anywhere, unless they use their own money and wherewithal and MOVE THEMSELVES there. Under their own steam.
Well where should sect 8 people go, sounds like a 3rd world solution.
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Old 06-06-2016, 09:59 PM
 
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Well where should sect 8 people go, sounds like a 3rd world solution.
No, we have a THIRD WORLD solution now, in the form of section 8, where one group of people steal from another because they need it. That is 3rd world. No one has a right to a house or housing. Housing is a product offered at a price. It is not free. It does not just exist for the taking. It is not a right. It is not something to be demanded. It is not something to be taken. It is not something to be stolen. It is something to be earned and traded for. Let's try 1st world: You earn your keep and trade for what you need without creating victims and making demands backed by a gun in the form of the police power of the state. THAT IS THIRD WORLD.
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Old 06-06-2016, 10:05 PM
 
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No, we have a THIRD WORLD solution now, in the form of section 8, where one group of people steal from another because they need it. That is 3rd world. No one has a right to a house or housing. Housing is a product offered at a price. It is not free. It does not just exist for the taking. It is not a right. It is not something to be demanded. It is not something to be taken. It is not something to be stolen. It is something to be earned and traded for. Let's try 1st world: You earn your keep and trade for what you need without creating victims and making demands backed by a gun in the form of the police power of the state. THAT IS THIRD WORLD.
First of all it's impossible for the US to be a 3rd World country as the "Worlds" are relics of the Cold War.

Second of all, it's more 3rd Worldly to let people rot, most of the 1st and 2nd world has safety nets. What do we do with legitimately mentally ill people? We put them in group homes or in State run institutions to keep them, and us, safe.
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Old 06-06-2016, 10:55 PM
 
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Section 8 should be abolished entirely, along with all government involvement in housing. People shouldn't be moved anywhere, unless they use their own money and wherewithal and MOVE THEMSELVES there. Under their own steam.
Kind of the whole idea of going to college, working hard and getting a good job. So you can raise your family in a safe and quiet neighborhood.

What is the point of anything if they take that away? I hope it sparks the revolution that is coming.
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Old 06-06-2016, 11:25 PM
 
Location: Long Neck , DE
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It's so they can intergrate the neighborhood, since the white flight left the city, they, the government want to be fair and bring the crime to you. Why should the suburbs be the only safe area to live
Maybe by moving to the burbs some of these Section 8 folks can keep their kids away from drugs and gangs.
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Old 06-07-2016, 12:13 AM
 
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BS. You aren't required to accept someone just because they are on section 8. You simply can't deny them just because they are section 8. Big difference. If all section 8 renters are the lowlife degenerates that you think they are, then surely they wouldn't pass the credit, reference, and rental history criteria that you are legally allowed to require, would they? The law does not disallow you from normal screening practices for prospective tenants, so stop being disingenuous about it.
Nope. You are wrong.

If you were correct, then we wouldn't have had to sign paperwork stating that we didn't want any Section 8 tenants.

BTW, there are enough stories and YouTube videos showing how Section 8 tenants trashed the homes they rented. Some have no idea how to take care of a home or a yard.

That said, there are Section 8 tenants that don't do those things. We weren't willing to take a chance with the program---and we have every right to not take a Section 8 tenant where I live. Do you own a home that you rent out to Section 8 tenants?

I have a friend who lived in a townhouse. The one next door to her was a Section 8 rental. Through the years, she had some good neighbors and she also had the neighbors from hell in that house. It was a real crapshoot.

Stop twisting things. I never said that all Section 8 tenants "are lowlife degenerates". You need to get a grip.
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Old 06-07-2016, 12:34 AM
 
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Maybe by moving to the burbs some of these Section 8 folks can keep their kids away from drugs and gangs.
Or, maybe some folks can exercise rational choice and not make babies while not having money and living in areas where there are drugs and gangs. Oh, but that's unthinkable. That would require some minimal self-control. Not to mention basic pride. And we can't expect THAT of anyone now can we?

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