How did one get rid of  a section 8 tenant from hell?
95617
With this I would hire an attorney and not waste any time. It will pay in the end.
903221
Do a search for Section 8 housing.  Or go to an apartment locator service in your city and ask them about section 8.
594707
Ignore those first two comments.  Those people don't know what they're talking about.  I don't know what the laws are in your state but I have a general idea.  I am a California lawyer who practices landlord/tenant law.  While the laws in your state will be somewhat different, the general thrust of the laws will more than likely be the same.\n\nFirst of all, DO NOT change the locks.  Self-help is more than likely not allowed in your state.  I can't imagine a single state that would allow that remedy.  If you go that route, you're looking at getting your butt sued.\n\nSecond, don't bother with the county prosecutor.  The prosecutor or District Attorney only cares about criminal acts.  Yours is a civil dispute.\n\nCheck out the website for your local county court.  Many counties have self-help sections for landlords.  Or, go to the county court clerk's office and see if they offer any free legal clinics or any self-help resources for landlords.  Third, go to your local bookstore.  I guarantee that they will have a number of books on how a landlord can evict people in your area.\n\nChances are that the very first thing you need to do is post a notice on your tenant's door to pay rent or quit.  In California, it is a 3 day notice.  \n\nIf you've never done this before, it may be worthwhile to talk to a laywer in your area who specializes in landlord/tenant disputes.  Go to www.martindale.com for a listing of landlord/tenant attorneys in your area.  If you move quickly, you can get your tenant evicted in 30 days or less.  \n\nGood luck.
239431
try section 8 housing
485949
Twylafox is right.  Read her answer.\n\nThere are 2 types of Section 8 assistance: One is a certificate or voucher that the tenant has been issued, and can be used anywhere that a landlord will accept (there are maximum rents that HUD will pay), given that the property will pass HUD's inspection. It stays with the tenant.  The other is when the property has a contract with HUD to provide housing to qualified tenants, and everyone receives the benefits.  \n\nThe tenant pays about 30% of their income, and the the gov't pays the rest.  Rents are paid from the local housing authority directly to the landlord.  \n\nIn an area where rents are low, it works well for the landlord, because HUD's rent maximums are decent.  In high rent areas, it's better to rent to the highest bidder.\n\n\nSect. 8 is being or has been phased out.  It was part of the evil welfare system.
811362
Go to City Hall, ask for HUD assistance, good luck. Have you considered housesitting? You get paid to watch someone else's house.  Have you thought about live-in caretaker? You have options.
202436
First, I sure get tired of folks responding to questions as if they were text messaging you; I wonder if they can properly spell anything. Second, each state has slightly different laws regarding personal property and tenancy. I also have a feeling you left a few details out; the owner of the property where your "house" or trailer was/is sitting on, is a rented space to you (Lessee) owned by the Lessor.  You must have recieved multiple notices regarding the issue of your back lot rent, and THEN it went to Small Claims Court.  The Judge in Small Claims must have had your "paid up" receipts of record, (if you bothered to show up)or not-if not, the Lessor (owner of the property) would have won the small claims case, then she/he (Lesor)would have had an additional request, through another court, at another date later, to request seizure of your property to pay the back owed bills.***** They can only do this if they have proved you had received Notices of these actions.**** The only way they could have had the utilities turned off is if they ended up owning YOUR property in this very legal way.  Seek free legal help from your community legal program; there is pro bono in just about every city in the USA.
242098
I am not in NY but the standard movement to take is to go to the magistrates off and request a petition of removal.  this typically can be acquired and a 7 day removal notice will be placed.  Legal action can take more time, depends upon how much the person knows that lives in the home.  You can place also a legal 30 eviction notice through the courts and charge them rent.
214672
you need to contact your local 211 information and referral line and ask them how to contact the agency in your area for fair housing. i used to work for such a place and they investigate situations like that, when landlords screw you over. they will tell you who to network with to get your life back together and get some forced compensation if possible, from your landlord.
746312
there was a documentry about this not long ago, and this guy has basically been squatting in this guys house for 10 years, the bloke has tried to take him to court but because the man pays (every now and then ) some of the rent they cannot have him removed by bailffs (they are trying to change this though) ... so you need to be careful ... talk to citizens advice and see where you stand, maybe accepting half payments will go against you evicting them, but the citizens advice and council will be able to tell you your rights ... if you do take them to court to get them removed it is a lengthy process, so it might be best to try and resolve it in a way to suit you both.\n\nGood luck on this one, it's a toughy
928541
***Ok I saw the revision of the contract and it looks better then the first one. But I would definitely tell you that you should go to a lawyer who knows much about contracts for you to be able to make this contract completely solid and legal. Usually you should be able to find lawyers who you can pay a minimal fee to just to have them look over and notarize the contract to make it legal. It's best advised to do that in case a lawsuit occurs one day.\n\nYou can go to http://www.findlaw.com to find lawyers in your area or read up on some of the legal rules, cases and issues that might be of help to you with this contract further. Good luck!!\n**********\nThere are both pros and cons to this contract. \nA states that it is a year long lease. But I find something here that I feel you may need to check on so that if you end up getting sued, you have evidence to prove that the other party has to pay damages; I don't see a termination in A. B says that in the month to month tenancy, either party can terminate the agreement by giving a written notice of intention to terminate at least 30 days prior to the date of termination. A doesn't state that.....and A needs to state that in case you go with A and the tenant decides midway that they want to leave without giving you notice. \n\nI would say A is a good way to go, but then B is also a good way to go too because it's a month to month lease. A is good because it is a year contract that if you get a lawyer to help you with the glitch I mentioned you would be fine. You don't have to worry about whether the tenant will leave next month or not because he or she will be there for the whole year and will be paying on time. Month to month tenancy is a little risky and should only be used with tenants who don't want to rent out for a year or more, but want to rent for a month or so until they can go somewhere else or whatever the situation might be. I say go with A and add that clause that either party can terminate and give notice prior to the date of termination.
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im not a lawyer but I would go to the township and complain to the zoning people about your problems. Make a list of things that have gone wrong beyond your control and date it, so they can see that its a persistant problem. If you get enough people to complain the county/state should get involved since it seems to endanger the well being of you and your family as well as other tenants. \n\nalso check with your local tv news. I know a lot of them do stories about bad people / organizations. I know in Philly they have a section called "whats bugging you" and people complain about landlords, police, etc... in NYC that section is called "shame shame shame"\n\ngood luck!
272025
Go to the housing court in your area and then head to the records room all L&T case records are accessible to the public.  If this is an issue for you, try you local legal aide office, normally located in the housing court as well..Good luck with that...Also I would call the local authorities...like here in New York we have the 311 line to report the atrocities you are currently living under.  Jackie and Marwan sound like slum lords. Oh yeah you can also take them to court for repairs..But make sure you keep paying your rent....lack of repairs doesn't mean you don't pay rent...that is grounds for an eviction...which by your discription would be a step up....and outta there!
577642
Offer to pay them their security deposit and not report an eviction on their credit. They will be able to get other housing, and you will get rid of them. Let them know how hard it will be to find housing with an eviction on their record.\n\nI know that paying them the security deposit will be hard, but it will be cheaper than getting a lawyer to evict them, and waiting for the entire court process to run its course. You will have paying tenants faster.
865957
You need to sign up with HUD -- the Department of Housing and Urban Developemnt in your community. You will have to pass an inspection that they will do of the property. Sometimes they are really stict, but it really is a good idea to accept section 8. When you rent to section 8 you are guaranteed your rent each month, but the tenant maybe responsible for their share depending on their income. Please do a background check and check all refrences. That really is important. I use to rent to some people who were on section 8 and for the most part it worked out ok. Good luck.
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Go ahead, use force and then they can sue your friend, and then he won't be your friend any more. \n\nAre they really trashy, or just poor?  If they pay their rent, then not having furniture or hanging blankets in windows is not an indicator of trashiness.\n\nHow about this?  Does he keep the plumbing up? Does he flake out and pass the water bill over to his tenants even though there's only one meter and originally he was going to cover this by charging $50 extra per month in the rent?  Now the upstairs is still owed 50% of the water bill by the downstairs?  Does he refuse to get the upstairs people a mailbox?  Does he move marijuana smoking punkers downstairs that are up till three a.m. playing their music and then yelling at the normal people for being awake in the daytime?  Does he care to fix a dishwasher which is leaking into the downstairs apt, which he promised to fix on day one, along with the tub plumbing that's starting to make a huge spot on the ceiling downstairs?  It's the only bathroom, are the renters supposed to not bath indefinately while paying twice the rent of comparable units in the are? Does he insist the upstairs people take care of the gardening, without covering the cost of gardening tools?  Does he refuse to put in writing that there is a refund for the person who is paying 100% of the water bill for both apartments and covering the gardening efforts with her kids?  Did he offer to sell the entire house to both tenants before they even signed a rental lease and cause the one downstairs to go into fuedal mode because of this?  Could the fact he's not fixing anything be because he wants to sell the house right away and never intended to be a real landlord.  If your friend is anything like this, then HE is a slumlord. You're both more trashy than the people you want to kick out.
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He cannot evict you for this. It is A LAW that all sex offenders and sexual predators must register with the police department where they live. This information is public record. Anyone can go online, pull up the sex offenders for their area, and see photos of the people in addition to an overview of their offense/s and their status. You have not broken any laws by discussing a matter of public record with anyone else, and you surely have not violated your lease agreement, either.\n\nHOWEVER - do you really want to continue renting from this man? It may be a possibility that he will attempt to make your life uncomfortable if he perceives you as a thorn in his side (even though HE is the one who did something VERY wrong). When you look at the big picture, you may realize that it would be better to cut your losses and move on. \n\nI would suggest that, if you take this route, that you send your landlord a certified, return-receipt-requested letter, advising him that you are moving out on such&such date, and that he can use your security deposit for the last month's rent. In the letter, tell him that you are uncomfortable doing business with someone who has a background such as his. I highly doubt that he will attempt to hold you to the entire lease, but, if he threatens to take you to court, tell him to go right ahead. If he is stupid enough to actually do this, there isn't a judge in the world who would side with him - AS LONG AS YOU HAVE NOTIFIED HIM IN WRITING OF YOUR INTENTIONS AND WHY.\n\nMost important is to remember to send the letter certified, return receipt requested. It is the only thing a judge will accept as proof that the landlord was properly notified, and is well worth the buck or so that it costs.\n\nIf, for whatever reason you choose to stay there, I think you are going to have issues with this landlord. Just a hunch.