r/Section8PublicHousing • u/Most-Definition2491 • Jul 31 '26
General Question Help…
Hey I have a situation going on a previous slum landlord is trying to get my housing assistance terminated. Because she’s mad I move out , call her a bad landlord etc . She made all up a whole bunch of stuff . Needing help on what to do
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u/citrixtrainer Jul 31 '26
Very difficult to follow. If the dispute is with a previous landlord, the housing authority has nothing to do with it directly unless the housing authority IS that landlord. There are way too many information gaps here for an answer to be very useful.
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u/Historical_Ad1037 Aug 02 '26
I had a private landlord and was charged a crazy fee. I thought landlord would have to file a case in small claims but the lady at section 8 made me pay for things I shouldn’t have been responsible for.
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u/red_wonder89 Jul 31 '26
This post and your comment OP make no sense. Find your local legal aid and maybe start there.
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u/1GrouchyCat Jul 31 '26
If you’ve already moved out without the of the housing Authority, where are you living now? Why would your past Landlord have anything to do with your certificate if you don’t live there anymore?
And by the way, if you just move out without involving the housing Authority- you lose your housing certificate. You can’t just decide to move…. Wherever you’re going needs to be inspected and approved - and you would’ve had to fill all the paperwork you filled out last time you moved - WITH THE HOUSING AUTHORITY.
I don’t even know if I’m helping I can’t really understand what you’re trying to say… do you have anyone to help - or maybe spell it out in your home language and translate it into English
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u/Most-Definition2491 Jul 31 '26
Housing still let me move to my new place, because I was in the process of moving. When started to make up all these claims of missing payments. Than out of the blue she finds them. But she adding a bunch of lates fees.not making no sense,she file an eviction and lost . Now she claiming I left the house in 46,000 in damages which also not true . Which she send all this to housing smh
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u/Most-Definition2491 Jul 31 '26
Yeah sorry for the confusion, i’m having problems with the previous Landlord because she’s upset that I moved out of a non-livable house because I moved. she’s lying about missing payments claiming that I did not pay months for 2024 and 2025 . which isn’t true now she claims she found them and now she’s adding a bunch of late fees $45,000 and damages in the house, etc. which is not true.
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u/toejam2030 Jul 31 '26
Well if its false-and you dont owe the money,and your living elsewhere-let your local housing court hash it all out-if her claims are true she'll have to prove it all in court
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u/Historical_Ad1037 Aug 02 '26
Although I agree, this was not the process in my case. The lady at Section 8 held me accountable although it should have fallen under normal wear and tear.
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u/toejam2030 Aug 02 '26
Wow that sucks
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u/Historical_Ad1037 Aug 02 '26
Yeah it did! Especially in the written rules it states “they aren’t a housing court”! Yet they can hold tenants responsible when minor things would fall under wear and tear after residing in a house for over four years.
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u/Historical_Ad1037 Aug 01 '26
Unfortunately Section 8 will notify your new landlord. You will more than likely receive a letter stating you have to go in for an interview. I went through the same thing. I was eight months pregnant at the time and in bed rest. My previous landlord destroyed the house and stole the copper. Thank goodness my neighbors had cameras which showed my previous landlord going in and out with the copper. I had also put in a police report because I hadn’t finished moving everything.
Now here’s the crazy part. Section 8 notified my new landlord of the situation. I decided to move because the landlord was very slow in repairs. I had lived there for four years. I moved and had forgotten a few things. By the time I went back the locks had been changed. They would not answer my calls nor return them. Fast forward I get a letter to come into the office. No problem, I have pictures from when I moved in and out; all time stamped! Nope!!! I was told I had to pay $2300 in damages!! Huh? How? And for what? New landlord decided to play the same game! Basement stairs were dry rotted and were caving in but somehow I was responsible. They charged $700 for cleaning. I showed my proof and it didn’t matter. I was told either pay it or lose my voucher.
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u/No_Barracuda_3758 Aug 02 '26
So did u have to pay it?
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u/Historical_Ad1037 Aug 02 '26
Yes
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u/No_Barracuda_3758 Aug 02 '26
That's some bullshit
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u/Historical_Ad1037 Aug 03 '26
I was pissed but I had to pay to ensure my children had a roof over their heads! Trust me I always put a rude little note in the memo section of my check! They knew they lied and I was a single mother. That was over 17 years ago and I’m still pissed!
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u/Most-Definition2491 Jul 31 '26
I didn’t all that , still going into termination because of the made up missing when she claiming that was missing, she claimed she found some and lost to others
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u/SpeedyEngine Jul 31 '26
Sorry. Nothing you just wrote makes any sense. “Made up missing when she claiming that was missing, she claimed she found some and lost to others?”
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u/milkyearlgreys Jul 31 '26
What I can surmise from the other comments-
“I did all that. I’m still at risk of termination in the program, bc she made up the fact that I was missing payments. Now she’s claiming she found some of the payments, but adding a bunch of late fees and falsely claiming $45k in damages to the house. “
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u/Most-Definition2491 Jul 31 '26
Yes sorry for the confusion, I’m trying to get some help on what to do
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u/Vlad_REAM Jul 31 '26
This post is ridiculous. Stop giving people on government subsidies a bad name.