I have section 8 when I moved out it looked like the day I moved in perfect landlord said it. not everybody trashes a section 8 apt.

The worst tenants I've ever had was a luxury unit that was $2,800 a month. Fist sized holes in walls, marble counters cracked, charred cabinets above the stove, wet couch that reeked of beer and weed, hardwood flooring ruined with pet droppings, toilet missing. My Section 8 tenants have never done anything that couldn't be fixed with basic cleaning supplies.

I've always liked these kinds of videos in school. Especially safety videos. They made me feel smart just for looking both ways and knowing not to touch guns.

Thankyou and to your current and former tenants. I pride myself on being a good rental tenant.

I have an inspection tomorrow. Fingers crossed and prayers that I pass. 🥺

Thanks for the tip learned alot from this so it's really isn't that big of issue. That's cool I was stressing if we wasn't going to pass through the inspection

Great video...I'm almost 70 and live in Sr housing.. 8m on section 8 and I keep my place spotless.. in so thankful for my place. It's my forever home . We have inspections every 3 months. Fail 3 and you are evicted

Thank You For This Great Video.

Great info. Thanks

your voice is so soothing!

THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO,, I WAS JUST ON SOMEONE ELSES PAGE AND IT JUST MADE ME SAD FOR THEM...BLESS YOU AND YOUR KINDNESS

I hope that my first property pass the inspection 🤞🏽

I have been on section 8 for five years . and i have only enhanced any places i lived .example those cheap blinds that every section 8 apt seems to have the ones that brake the first week the string get knotted up .I replace the with very nice wood blinds in every room . Why because it looks bad when the brake then there the carpet you know that cheap hotel carpet its always blue and no padding I replace it with the faux wood floors and yes they match the blinds . and lets talk about that god awful yellowish paint that they put on the walls That they just throw on the walls not even cleaning the walls first so under the paint theres food grease hair even bugs and on top of that it starts to peel off let just call it section 8 yellow because all Section 8 apartment have it. I paid for somebody to come in and scrape all the old paint off first. so it doesn't bubble or doesnt get bumps and peel. and then I repaint it a New York White which is a very pristine White then any of the Little types of things like cleaning thoroughly under the range of the stove because no one ever look there. so there is so much caked on grease and food you could open a restaurant! and i do whatever else needs to be done I just paid to have a privacy fence put up a 12ft X 5ft . New Hardware on the cabnets door you know so on and so forth and I pay for this out of my money I make sure that none of my furniture scraps the walls I make sure that I scrub my walls and floors every 3-4 days and i pay to have my place fumigated every 6 months because the watered-down crap that they use doesn't kill anything. and again I pay for all of this out of my pocket. from the check I get from SS $1200 that I get every month for working 25 years for the state of California! when I do move I leave all that behind and I leave the apartment clean. why do I do this because I believe my home is reflection of me. Yes I do keep before and after pictures What gets me is a majority of the time I don't even get half of my deposit back that I gave the landlord to move in so you know what they're getting my 1/2 my deposit plus all the hard work and money I put into my apartment I guess that's just how it goes!!! I don't know why people think that because your on section 8 your lazy dirty and uneducated thank you I feel better now !!!!;)

I've been in slot of housing apartment s of my friends. They need to update all their stoves a fridges a put newer up to date appliances in them apartments. Government homes Should be more kept up especially for the elderly adults that's unable to do alot.

Pretty good.... my opinion, only ONE smoke detector per level - multiple smokes on same level is more to fail in the future. After all, batteries usually end up missing after second inspection. Forgot to mention every door must latch properly, sticking doors fail AND tripping hazards in sidewalks, cracks etc. at least Middletown Ohio has those checks. Seals on fridge too. Good video, well done.

Open grounds, you can install 2 prong plug for those areas you cant fish a ground to. That is electrical code acceptable as well as s8.

This helps alot thanks

Hell nooo!!!! My family had bad experiences with section 8. They screwed up your house. They don't give a shit. Some of them don't want to paid part of their rent. No more section 8 for us.

I have section 8 and am waiting on the worker to go inspect the unit. How long does it usually take because the owner sent out the RFTA two weeks ago? Any info would help.

Thanks for that my friend! I'm struggling to get all the requirements from my local housing authority. Any suggestions? I've heard rules on closets in bedrooms (can i use an armoire instead?) , water heaters, etc. Does the window rule apply only to bedrooms or to living room, kitchen, and dining areas as well? My living room window is bolted down. Do I have to fix that? Thanks man! I hope you can point me in the right direction.

This very accurate

i am a section eight person who use it due to becoming a widow with four kids and they are not baby's but any how i could not aforad a house i did live in a condo with a one bedroom and it took my whole check and o had enough for laundry and cheep soaps but i also had both legs go out on me and got real sick and use a wheel chair now and i am thankful that the lord has helped me with this most my kids are thankful they are all tall as me and we needed the space and rooms as they are all growing up thank you section 8 and thank you my lord and savior Jesus Christ who always take care of my needs and leaves me lacking nothing.

wow I am amazed at what I am seeing I am a single mother of 4 kids an this is my first time being on section 8 not everyone is bad , sad world we live in that you sit here an judge everyone that's on section 8 smh!!!!!

Yeah.... peeling paint interior and exterior! Middletown inspector INSISTED I painted a soffitt OUTSIDE last month, 20 degrees! he said low temp paint is made for that. Now, how can I argue with an expert like that!

I have section 8 and live in an apartment. I have a cottage which simply means you have no neighbors above you, just your neighbor across from you. I am fortunate enough to have great neighbors and also to have this cottage. I'm the last cottage on my row. My apartment faces a side street neighborhood that is quiet. My son and I live together. We are very respectful neighbors, were very clean, I'm always sweeping ground areas and my patio is spotless with 2 beautiful plants. My little home is very clean .I'm always cleaning my windows bathroom and the bedrooms have beautiful pieces of carpet covering the apartment carpet. Were clean, quiet, and nice people to live next too. I'm very polite with a smile, I also take care of my neighbors house when they go out of town for periods of time. Not all section 8 renters are horrible tenants. It's unfortunate how we've been labeled as such due to some of the section 8 renters in the past and now that are just filthy pigs good gosh ❗I've lived in my apartments for 4 years and have never been late once with my rent never. The same with my utilities, paid on time. Let me say this, there is a family in my apartments that are complete PIGS❗Thank goodness she lives no where by me. When her apartment needs work maintenance find themselves walking over tons of dirty diapers that smell so bad, big garbage bags of garbage piled up against the walls. This woman has a trash bin just steps from her good grief. They have little kids running round the house filthy dirty, holes in the walls ❗It makes me wonder what kind of people do things like that. Roaches dancing around their house doing the cha-cha when the lights are off. The neighbors want this family out and I think the Manager is rushing this through. One neighbor in a nice apartment complex can ruin things so quickly.

That's what my inspectors check once a month a year ? For emergencies People like me need to be prepared for checking closets, cabinets, and refridgrators, air conditionings

I ONLY MOVE INTO NEW APARTMENT BUILDINGS BUILT A FEW DAYS AGO I DONT TRUST OLD BUILDINGS I DID THIS TWICE SO FAR I NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH ANY BUGS OR ANY THING NOT WORKING PROPERLY IN MY APARTMENT NEW BUILDINGS ARE ALSO VERY SAFE FOR YOUR HEALTH COMPARED TO MANY OLD BUILDINGS

Where you renting? May be how it is rented, but almost never close to this after. Seen hundreds

In Middletown they can fail just about everything !!! YES drips too.

Good looking place I'd say

Probably So....But, sometimes you just never know...Nevertheless, thats an easy fix so you should consider going ahead and popping a couple of those in there....good luck!

Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program means like you have to live in a apartment because your house payments are too high? Then the inspector comes to check the apartment if it safe? If it fails does that mean the owner of that apartment has to know?!? Please ask me.

One of my best jobs ever.

Looking for housing with a new voucher. This video is very informative. Any suggestions/videos that will help with my search? Thanks

What can you do when they come in for not even 5 minutes and pass a house it shouldn't of

You also have to be neat and clean no clutter. Everything stored and put away. Horizontal surfaces. Clear of clutter. They will check to see if toilet is scrubbed. Beds made.

I'm on sec 8. I asked my landlord to check everything before my upcoming annual inspection. He had his maintenance man do it for him. Everything checked out and I was told I was good to go. Upon the inspection, I was told that the showerhead dripped, and that this was a minor infraction. But if I got it fixed it would be dropped, and my inspection would pass, and I would not be inspected for it again. All I needed to do was to call and or leave a message that it was fixed. So, I contacted my landlord and again he sent the maintenance man to fix it. And it was fixed. So I called the inspector and left a message that it had been fixed as I was instructed. Then 2 weeks later I received a failed letter stating if this is not fixed I will have to move out. It also states another inspection will be done if it is fixed within a certain time frame! I feel like I'm in the middle of Sec 8 and my Landlord. I have complied and the showerhead is fixed...what do I do next?! Is it possible that Section 8 tries to fail people? (FYI:the so called dripping showerhead only dripped a few drops!) I will be calling the inspector again to see why this is happening. If I am not advised I will be filing a grievance. I am very upset over this petty problem. I am a good tenant and do not deserve to be treated like this!

Weather stripping is not a big deal. Never even been checked for that so it must depend on where you live.

question: does section 8 inspections vary in different states? cali here

this will be my first apartment age 28 yrs old I stay in a shelter my income is under 20,000 a yr, there alot of homeless people who need a place. oh ya people who are mentally or physically have a problem usually get SSI ad get a apartment without section 8. so its for any one who needs it. not for someone who abuse the system like having babies or make lies about a mental disorder to spend less on rent ad spend more on wat they want. people like that me angry

I live in a section ,8 senior apartments and no one here is trash and filthy wr all work together to keep it cleam here

I had an section 8 inspection I didn't pass because I had to get my bathtub resealed 6:07 and section 8 inspector came back and she looked at my bathtub and she said Laurie you passed your inspection

Great video! Straight to the point . COULD YOU POSSIBLY SEND ME AN EMAIL TO HELP WITH SOME OTHER SECTION 8 QUESTIONS? OR DOES ANYBODY ON THIS COMMENT THREAD HAVE ANY OTHER SUGGESTIONS FOR SOMEONE JUST GETTING INTO RENTING SECTION 8 PROPERTIES ?

you left out about 75% of what sec. 8 inspector checks for...

The Chicago Housing Inspectors are picky goof balls. I was a building code enforcer and did property inspections and never made issues about pipes having paint on them. CHA inspectors will tell you that's a violation even if it's not chipping or flaking. Also if your hardwood floors poly coating is thinning from wear. They say that's a violation. These are aesthetics, not healthy and safety issues. (which is what a building inspector is suppose to look for) Property owners need to stand up to these inspectors because they are going too far.

I'm having to wait so long baby coming in three months

As a landlord, I am happy that you welcome Section 8, because we don't. We do not accept Section 8, period.

Holy crap.....my smoke alarm is almost right next to the stove so when the heat rises the smoke alarm goes off at least 3 times in one day then a few more times. Well, I have a puppy that as soon as I go toward the stove she starts to shake. In this video the smoke alarm went off and she started shaking and I had to hold her tight to keep her from hiding under the bed. Every time she hears anything that sounds like a smoke alarm she starts shaking----------------------I pulled the smoke alarm out but that's not safe. Good grief I didn't think this guy was going to make the alarm go off. My poor puppy is shaking so bad

why go thru all that hell when you can just rent to a normal person? the new sec8 people are just going to trash that place

Where located?

nothing has to be new shit just gots to work a little painting will help though.

Hi busco casa por seccion8 en hollywood florida de 3 habitaciones 2 baños

How can you not mention deteriorated paint?

All these people that use section 8 saying they don't destroy the places they rent, and I'm just looking for the one that's like, "ooooh, I'd fuck that place up in a minute. I wonder if it still available."

Other people owe me everything. I want someone who is working 2 jobs to support my life style. Free housing, free food, free education. I sleep until noon. I got 3 baby mamas to visit.

Smoke alarms need to be hardwired and inter-connected

Not all facilitators check they are not always honest

apartment must be deleaded if kids under 6 will live there...that can be a HUGE expense.

Do have homes in NYC?

In Arizona good luck with finding section 8 housing, the list is long!

My only problem is the kitchen is outdated.

Weatherstripping is important t cost the tenant a lot of money to lose that energy and it lets bugs in. We do fail for that. Don’t forget the doors to the exterior part of the unit have to have striker plates in place. Also with the toilets they can’t rock at all. He did say he leaving certain things out tho

I LOVE THE PROGRAM IM IN ITS CALLED SUPORTIVE HOUSING IT PAYS HIGHER RENT THEN SECTION 8 SO I LIVE IN MUCH MUCH BETTER APARTMENTS IN THE TOWN I LIVE IN SECTION 8 PEOPLE CAN NOT MOVE INTO THE NEW APARTMENT BUILDINGS THAT WERE BUILT A FEW DAYS AGO BECAUSE THE RENT IS TOO HIGH SECTION 8 CANT PAY IT MY TOTAL RENT IS 1300 DOLLARS FOR A ONE BEDROOM NEW APARTMENT I ONLY PAY 222 A MONTH 4 YEARS AGO I PAID 140 A MONTH I HAVE NEW STOVE NEW FRIDGE CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONNING ELEVATOR MY PROGRAM IS ONLY FOR DISABLED PEOPLE

Section 8 does not pay deposits, tenants will promise to pay your deposit on time (yeah right). It could take up to 3 months before vouchers come. A section 8 tenant can get kicked off the program, then you have to evict. The paper work is a pain in the ass. A gov agency telling me what I can do and not do no thanks.

Shouldn't inspectors also come and check out the place once a section 8 tennant moves out to make sure that the place was still left in good condition when they leave. Why should Section 8 people get special treatment and not people who actually buy a house. Our tax dollars often pay for deadbeats.

Section 8 tenants are usually great tenants welfare people are another story or rather a nightmare and horror story hope no one destroys your property nice place good luck

You need to come to Philadelphia to teach the inspector never check nothing like you do ask you if that's it

So beggers can be choosey now.

yeah and don't always believe the so called fortunate ones who have their own house, it was left to them, no always gotten by honesty! its just away to put down others. some through drug money.

Actual inspection s find hoarders and homes not fit for children.

I don't know what state you're from however I'm a landlord of four homes and I rent to section 8 tenants and what you describe what the inspector looks four is described as being very picky in my state of Pennsylvania I don't go to that tedious inspection they walk in they look at each bedroom bathroom kitchen sign off and then walk out

Some people in the comment section are VERY IGNORANT about the program and the tenants and it shows. Some of the residents WORK and know how to keep house. You would think that folks would stop playing everyone under the same umbrella however, I'm not shocked at all. I'm still hearing that recipients don't pay rent and that's far from the truth.

1:45 A headphone warning would have been nice.

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Having your property inspected doesn't make for good section 8. Have your tenants inspected.

I don't want to judge anyone, but there are jerks who do stupid things while on Section 8.

Of course your experience was great bet you still wouldn’t spend one night in a section 8 unit guy lol 😆 he forgot to talk about all the Roaches that come out after hours lol

as far as renting section 8 it all depends on the property. If it is a piss ass property already - in a piss ass location- maybe. Otherwise - no way. if the government also agreed to repair the things that they mess up on - sure. As far as section 8 as a program - yeah - I guess. It is abused though. People shouldn't be on this for years as it is now. It should be only temporary. Or at the least have people do acts of community service to pay for what they take out from the government.

They need to over haul this system, so we have less people on the dole.

I would rather rent to a family of RATS before I would rent to a Section 8 person !!!

all the ways my program is better then section 8 it pays higher rent the have movers that move your furniture for a cheap price the staff finds u an apartment i get free security money every time i move the program gave me a heavy duty kitchen set a heavy duty dresser a heavy duty bedframe used but in perfect condition no bedbugs i never had bedbugs in the program all furniture for free i had used the furniture before in other apartments in the program and in my program i dont have to go to a day program or work thank god

there are comments here that disgust me. people who live in section 8 are not bad people! there can be a rich jerk who will trash their frickin mansion! it just goes to show you that people are just jerks. heck, I think section 8 looks pretty nice. people need to look into it! section 8 is just like any other house! It's just people who trash their homes who are jerks!

Section 8-A government sponsored wrecking ball that destroys good neighborhoods.

Or...just don't rent to these bums...they will trash your house out BIG TIME and Section 8 just shrugs when the tenant moves out and you can prove damage.

Section 8 is a good idea for those using it properly. For people who take advantage, I think food stamps should only be able to be applied to food, appliances and children's clothes/diapers, and books. They should make it where food stamps aren't applicable to Adult clothes, electronics, etc. also, people on section 8 should have monthly drug tests.

dont do it. get rid of section 8

No way would I rent to a section 8 or former public housing tenant.

You have people always judging people that's on Section 8 all people that's on Section 8 do not destroy people homes if you do your math and Screen your tenants you will not have a problem so stop judging people everybody is not the same maybe you had some bad experience and don't say it was black people cuz white people made up Section 8 so what you had a bad experience on your own race I'll tell you what people always discriminated but you're mine at Section 8 money Stop discriminating all people do not destroy property I'm a person of color I cherish things that I rent what it look like people going in destroying people probably but you know what I'm not going to lie you do have some but don't just sit there and look at all that way

yeah you work for them they treat their tenants like prisoners, these people pay rent and they are treated as if they are paid to live there

no! some landlords are busy sneaking in, for false evictions, and to keep your security deposit! for give me for exposing the hearts of those who are plain deceitful and corrupt! in the past I have had wonderful landlords, who returned my security deposits

I hate Section 8 ... shitty housing in shitty neighborhoods shitty landlords the do least as possible to your house and will always be inferior to theirs and they don't like wearing shoe covers when they come in your house

that's what I call slum lord They !get all their rent every month they should provide the tenants with an actual locking window instead if the previous .99 cent lock that's incredible difficult, time comsuming, and more important doesn't actually work like a real locking window. Hey let's take the owners small child and put it in the room with that lock on the window they play the news alert that a child molester is roaming his.neighborhood. Think he ll feel safe about his child with the . 99 cent lock. You see it's cutting corners because their not lThey don't want to fix it right buy t ving there. Yhey dont care if you have daily frustration over the window lock screw and unscrew that horrible lock before you stop opening the window or you stop locking it all together.

Never rent to Section 8. You are asking for trouble.

hey guys, lets go out and have 10 kids and then we can move into a house and live rent free and still have a Cadillac siting in the driveway that we don't have to pay for.. Oh and don't forget we will get 800$ a month in foodstamps..

We are about to rent out our house, but I wouldn't rent to section 8 if my life depended on it. It's a guaranteed monthly rent check, but it's also a 99.999% guarantee that your property will be destroyed.

years ago i gave up section 8 and now im in a much better apartment program that pays higher rent then section 8 and it pays my security money for every apartment i move to i love living off the tax payers i hated working years ago when i was 20 years old i gave up working it interfered with my hobbies

DO NOT USE SECTION 8.

I'd never rent to sec. 8. They are the worst tenents. My best tenents have been the Japanese and gay people.

Section 8 is trash, they moved next to me and ruined my living situation