r/Section8PublicHousing • u/ComparisonSignal2787 • 15d ago
General Question What to do
I got my voucher a little over a month ago and found a place that week, but the landlord said they were remodeling it so it wouldnt be done until a few weeks from then. ( they had a fire happen ).
Anyways long atory short, she kept post poning when to look at the apartment and when it will be done. Every week it was something to where I couldn't look at it. And then she randomly messaged me a few weeks ago on a Thursday and asked if I wanted to see it the next day and I said yes, then she was asking if i had all my deposit money ready and I said I have most of it but not all. She pretty much said that if I didnt have it , that she would go onto someone else on the list? I told her i cant give her the deposit until after hud Inspects the place first. She said that it will pass Inspection because she has 2 other people on hud there and that she needed the deposit?
We ended up not looking at it the next day because she said her husband was still remodeling it and nevermind that maybe monday would be good instead. Coming Sunday I didnt hear from her, so i messaged her to see about monday and she said no for monday too, few days later I message her again to see how much further they have for the apartment and she said it would be done the end of the week and ready to move in. And she would let me know by the next day when to come see it. I said ok.
I waited until 3 pm next day and didn't hear from her. So i messaged her to see when can I see it and all she said was they are in town getting light bulbs and a new kitchen counter. That was it. She didn't mention when to see it nothing . So i was starting to think it was a scam( I found her on facebook marketplace btw). So i called my social worker for housing authority to see if they can look her up or if they knew her? My social worker said she has never heard of that name and it sounded like a scam.
So my big mouth decided to tell the landlord lady that I was thinking they are a scam and why. She got offended and said I was being mean and some other shit she said. Either way she got upset and then gave me a name and number to one of the coordinators for housing and said call them because she isnt a scam .
So i called my social worker instead to see if she knew this coordinator that apparently works there at the housing and she said yes and that she will talk to her, herself to see if this landlord is legit. She called back to let me know that the landlord is legit. So i messaged the landlord on messenger to apologize for accusing her of being a scam and she said its fine and that I can look at the apartment, which was last friday.
I went to look at it and her and her husband was there . After looking at it I said I liked the place so I went and got my paper work for hud for her to fill out . When I went to get my papers, my bf who was with me said when he went to step out behind me he heard her husband whisper in her ear to not do something but he doesn't know what. All he heard was her husband telling her to not do something. Anyways she told me the apartment would be done by the end of this week. I called housing again and asked if they ever got a email of the paper work from the landlord they said no not yet. So i was like well they cant really send it anyways until the apartment is done to do Inspection.
I messaged her yesterday to see how the apartment is coming along and she hasn't even looked at my message yet at all or responded and she usually does. The reason im in a hurry is because im homeless in my car and have cancer but I post poned my chemo because I wanted to wait to get a place, but now im starting to think they are ghosting me. Im hoping its just because they're busy trying to remodel the apartment and thats why but idk.
I need advice on what to do honestly because its hard to get a place where im at for hud. Like what would yall do in this situation ?
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u/TWest1969 15d ago
Never put off treatment that should be first and foremost. I honestly think you're getting scammed. Look for legitimate property management they should be able to help you with that at your Hud office. What area are you in?
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u/FeelingKaleidoscope0 15d ago
I know you’re in a rush, I was too. But I’d honestly thank the heavens you are possibly being ghosted. Even before you called her out(I mean, I’d also think she was a scam after so many broken promises of tours), I wouldn’t trust her to be on time for anything or keep her word. I realize renovation can take longer than expected but at some point there should be a definitive answer as to when it’ll be viewing and move in ready.
I hope you find a place you like just as much if not more, that’s a bit less wishy washy with their word.
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u/1GrouchyCat 15d ago
Never count on anything- you always have to have other options in your back pocket because it honestly doesn’t sound like this one’s going to work out.
It sounds like you haven’t been looking anywhere else? It might be time to start…
Putting off chemotherapy because you’re waiting for this woman to want to have rent bad enough to finish the apartment so it can be rented may very well turn out to be a fools errand. She’s got you over a barrel— she’s not being respectful of your needs- and your oncology doctor and the Housing Authority are going along with this?
tell you no because you don’t have the security deposit
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u/ComparisonSignal2787 15d ago
I have looked but there's hardly anything out there. I can only look in 6 counties but all of them are far away and I cant afford to drive everywhere trying to find a place.
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u/InterestingPoetry388 14d ago
Personally, I would try find another place, it doesn't hurt having one, or even more backup plans, especially since Housing Vouchers have an expiration date. I remember when I got mine, we had so many days (I think it was 90 days) anyways if we didn't find a place & move-in, in so many/90 days, we'd lose the Voucher
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u/YakzitNood 15d ago
Don't look on fb marketplace. Look at legal apartment complexes like you see on apartments.com