Unveiling the Truth about Section 8 Abatements: 6 Things You Need To Know!
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Here's a summarized version of my YouTube video titled "Unveiling the Truth about Section 8 Abatements: 6 Things You Need To Know!":
1. **Initial vs. Annual Inspections**: Initial inspections ensure safety for Section 8 tenants, while annual inspections identify needed repairs.
2. **Third Inspections**: Some Section 8 offices charge for a third inspection; policies vary widely.
3. **New Issues**: Serious health or safety hazards found during inspections can lead to immediate action. If immediate action is not taken, your house can become abated.
4. **24-Hour Notices**: Issues like broken glass, missing smoke and carbon detectors or exposed wires require prompt repair to avoid abatement.
5. **Tenant's Role**: Tenants can request to move if repairs are not made by the second inspection.
6. **Landlord's Strategy**: Landlords may choose to allow abatement if they prefer a tenant change, but this can lead to non-payment risks.
7. **Eviction Precautions**: Start the eviction process if a tenant is likely to move due to abatement to protect against non-payment.
8. **Preferable Approach**: It's generally better to promptly make repairs than risk abatement, ensuring compliance so if the tenant chooses to move, the landlord can request payment until the time the tenant moves.
9. **Communication**: Regularly communicate with tenants and Section 8 offices to manage expectations and avoid misunderstandings.
10. ** Get Legal Advice to Remove a Potential Holdover Tenant**: Always consult with a lawyer for specific eviction procedures and legal protections.
Video Time Stamps
1. **Initial vs. Annual Inspections** (0:00-1:30)
- Initial inspections ensure safety; annual inspections identify repairs needed.
2. **Third Inspections** (1:31-2:45)
- Policies on third inspections vary; some offices charge, others don't.
3. **New Issues** (2:46-4:10)
- Serious health or safety hazards found during inspections require immediate attention.
4. **24-Hour Notices** (4:11-5:30)
- Issues like broken glass or exposed wires require prompt repair to avoid abatement.
5. **Tenant's Role** (5:31-7:00)
- Tenants can initiate an abatement by requesting to move if repairs aren't made promptly.
6. **Landlord's Strategy** (7:01-8:30)
- Landlords may allow abatement to facilitate tenant change, risking non-payment.
7. **Eviction Precautions** (8:31-9:15)
- Initiate eviction process preemptively if a tenant is likely to move due to abatement.
8. **Preferable Approach** (9:16-10:30)
- Promptly making repairs is advisable to risking a holdover tenant during after the house is in abatement.
9. **Communication** (10:31-11:45)
- Regular communication with tenants and Section 8 offices is crucial to manage expectations.
10. ** Get Legal Advice to Ensure a Tenant Moves out** (11:46-End)
- Always consult a lawyer for eviction procedures and legal protections.
Not in the video: Three More Things You Need to Know
Section 8 houses have annual inspections. If you do not pass the second inspection, you go into abatement meaning Section 8 stops paying you rent until the day it passes the inspection again. Section 8 will not pay you retroactively for the time you were in abatement. The house was not safe at that time, so Section 8 will not pay you.
And it's also not a good look to go into abatement. The different housing commissions know which landlords seem to go into abatement the most. The housing commissions do not have to accept you as a landlord and, make no mistake, they have a relationship with tenants. They can guide tenants on who the good and the bad landlords are. I'm proud that I'm on the top of their list of good landlords. I know this because I've been called before when they have a preferred tenant who is having trouble finding a landlord who can pass inspections.
When I know a tenant is leaving, I always start the eviction process regardless of what my deal is with the tenant. I tell them it's policy and not personal. Ask your attorney which paper to send at the time you have a hunch they're moving out. You don't have to take them to court when you send the notice, but at least you have the notice part done so you're not starting fresh once you realize they've become a holdover tenant (nonpaying house guest).
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