Just got my letter from the local Housing Authority that "HUD may have enough money to fund February payments, however if the shutdown continues all subsidies will stop." Wondering if other ZT LL's are quickly going to start evictions when that happens. --107.141.xx.xxx

Would you? I would. --50.107.xxx.xxx

Absolutely. Wow would's that be something. What about those "guaranteed " payments? --24.233.xxx.xx

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NO. It said payments would "resume when funding is made available". --107.141.xx.xxx

Check your HUD contact. Be sure that you didn't sign away you right to evict due to Govt incompetence/shenanigans. --173.20.xxx.xxx

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Wow, I have a bunch of Sect. 8. I have not received a letter. This is the first I have heard of this. --75.67.xxx.xxx

Call your congress person and tell them you want the WALL. I saw one on tv saying he got fifty seven calls for it and only two against so he was going to vote for it based on the calls. --73.248.xxx.xxx

Wow Sid. That's something I didn't even consider. Giving up your right to evict if nonpayment is a result of government shutdown. Not sure if it's a fact, but certainly a possibility. Just one more reason to not mess with gov. Funded sec 8 or anything for that matter. --50.107.xxx.xxx

If you file for eviction are the free lawyers furloughed? --50.26.xx.xxx

BRAD --73.102.xxx.xxx

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Demms politicians and judges will change their philosophy only if and when they lose a family member to an illegal criminal. --99.59.x.xxx

Before supporting the nonsense of the wall and spending all this money realize this isn’t about protecting our people, but about the “me” in Trump. It is a well known fact the immigration problem rest with over stayed visas. It it also known drugs come through ports of entry that are protected or not. How Will wasting this money really do anything. This is all a political game at the expense of the working class...what a shame. --68.192.xxx.xxx

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Relax everyone. Mexico is going to pay for it. Remember? --98.11.xxx.xxx

DT wants the wall because his voters want the wall. He's trying to fulfill a campaign promise. I know the people of the USA are not accustomed to politicians who fulfill campaign promises, but his voters voted for it and he is trying to get it done. --98.146.xxx.xxx

I listened to a fascinating podcast from Malcom Gladwell's Revisionist History called General Chapman's Last Stand. He talks about 'the cost of immigration' to the immigrant and how, as that cost has increased, the cyclical nature of immigration that occurred historically has dramatically changed. The less porous the border has become the more people are walled in. Not to be listened to if your mind is already made up about these things but like I say it was a fascinating podcast. --166.137.xx.xxx

I only say show me the data to support immigrants crossing the border is significant compared to over staying a visa. It’s like saying all those who cross the border are rapist or murders. A wall is a primitive idea for simple minded folks. The data doesn’t support it and is intended to please the Trump base. We have many ports of entry and Mexico is a fraction of the entry ports. A good business person would not build a wall to address the issue, but rather look at the larger issue that is not based on “gut” feelings as dine by Trump on a regular basis. All junk politics impacting innocent Americans at its best . --107.242.xxx.xx

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Still Learning, that's really bad news. The lease for my only S-8 tenant has expired and she is m-to-m. I should be able to send her a 30 day non-renewal notice to vacate, unless the HAP contract forbids that as well. --107.141.xx.xxx

I found and read my 20 year old HAP contract. It says that I can evict only on specific grounds listed in the contract. Non-renewal by LL is not on the list, which is mostly serious or repeated lease violations or criminal activity. It does allow me to evict if I want to renovate the property or "rent the unit at a higher rental". I think the latter means wanting more rent than Housing Authority will pay. --107.141.xx.xxx

Still Learning. if you don't get paid from HUD I would evict for non payment regardless,the tenant will need to know that or have a free lawyer who knows it,chances are slim the tenant wont have the contract available to show the judge anyway. --72.231.xxx.xxx

It will be interesting to see how this plays out. Technically the HUD contract requires you to notify the housing authority when you file eviction. There are no good answers for landlords that either choose to file or don’t. “Use your reserves”, pay for eviction because the govt doesn’t hold up their end of a very one sided govt favored contract... many good reasons NOT to take Section 8. --24.61.xxx.xx

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Dan, last year alone 400,000 illegal aliens were caught attempting to enter the US at the southern border. Do you think they caught all or even a majority of them? There is no way to compare the numbers of overstayed visas which is easy to document versus those that are not caught coming across the border, how can they be counted if they are not caught? --67.149.xxx.xx

The TSA agents not showing up claiming sickness. Are they loosing their sicktime over this? --96.236.xxx.xx

I have a couple of Section 8 tenants Good people they stay.Not their fault there’s an idiot at the helm. Who put him there?There must be a lot of idiots in America!..................... Charlie from Northern Ireland!.......??????...... --32.214.xxx.xx

I voted. But it doesn’t seem to matter.Dont think I’ll bother to again!.............????????.... --32.214.xxx.xx

Oregon Woodsmoker,most of them are more skilled than the Locals.........Charlie. .........!.......why? --32.214.xxx.xx

Didn’t vote for Eisenhower,but I miss him,think we all do! .............. ...................Charlie................... --32.214.xxx.xx

Brad 20,000,That’s not the point.........Charlie............ --32.214.xxx.xx