That sounds good but do I risk getting bad tenants as sometimes happens with the UKs DSS scheme?
The American system is more closely monitored than the UK’s DSS housing scheme and Section 8 applicants and tenants are required to abide by the rules. Failure to do this does result in eviction and permanent removal from the Section 8 scheme. This helps ensure that tenants respect the home they live in and the Section 8 scheme in general has very few evictions. Section 8 covers up to 100% of the rental amount and in the cases where, 60% or 70% of rent is covered, the landlord (or rental management company) collects the difference from the tenant. If the tenant does not pay, then after 30 days Section 8 officers are brought in to rectify the situation. Those paying a portion of the rent are generally employed but earn less than the designated median wage for an area.
