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Title: Landlords No Longer Have Option to Deny Section 8
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Niles-Morton Grove Patch
URL Source: http://niles.patch.com/groups/aroun ... ion-to-deny-section-8-12b91ca0
Published: May 21, 2013
Author: George Slefo
Post Date: 2013-06-13 17:43:38 by Dakmar
Keywords: None
Views: 353
Comments: 30
The Cook County Board has added Section 8, or Housing Choice Vouchers, to the list of reasons landlords cannot bar tenants under the Illinois Fair Housing Law. Up until recently, landlords had discretion on whether they would allow Section 8 tenants to rent in their properties. That all changed on May 8 as the Cook County Board approved a measure that would penalize landlords for discriminating against Section 8 voucher holders. The Illinois Fair Housing Law states that one cannot deny an applicant based on race, ethnicity, religion, age, sex, disability, presence of children or sexual orientation. Now, Section 8 voucher holders have been added to that list. The measure passed 9-6, the Sun-Times reported. If prospective Section 8 holders believe they were denied a unit because of their voucher status, they now have the right to file a complaint with the Cook County Commission on Human Rights. According to Open Communities, a nonprofit organization that pushes for equal housing rights, there are approximately 15,000 voucher holders in Cook County. Poster Comment: Ah requires a penthouse on N Lake Shore Drive, to excape da discriminashun ah's been previously subjecticated to.
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#1. To: Dakmar (#0)
Good, maybe some nig-nogs will be sucked back into Cook county from neighboring counties.
"Mr. Prime Minister, there is only one important question facing us, and that is the question whether the white race will survive." -- Leonid Brezhnev to James Callahan
Look for housing/apartment rentals to be advertised by word-of-mouth and other devious methods to get around this violation of the rights of property owners.
#2. To: Dakmar (#0)
-Alex Kurtagic
#3. To: Prefrontal Vortex (#1)
I've already written off NW Indiana, but was hoping Iowa could be spared.
corruptissima re publica plurimae leges - Tacitus
#4. To: X-15 (#2)
Networking? Dat be raciss! Look for housing/apartment rentals to be advertised by word-of-mouth and other devious methods to get around this violation of the rights of property owners.
corruptissima re publica plurimae leges - Tacitus
#5. To: Dakmar (#0) (Edited)
My sister tells me that they tore down Cabrini-Greene on the near north side and sent them all out to Section 8 housing in west suburban Downers Grove. She knows a female cop out there and she tells her that it is not the same out there as it used to be. Many of those blacks are into drugs and petty theft. Where the consumers go, the dealers follow. It is a simple law of physics. ;) Up until recently, landlords had discretion on whether they would allow Section 8 tenants to rent in their properties. That all changed on May 8 as the Cook County Board approved a measure that would penalize landlords for discriminating against Section 8 voucher holders.
"When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke
#6. To: Dakmar (#4)
-Alex Kurtagic
#7. To: BTP Holdings (#5)
Shit, BTP, I think they bought them bus tickets to anywhere that would put up with them. My sister tells me that they tore down Cabrini-Greene on the near north side and sent them all out to Section 8 housing in west suburban Downers Grove.
corruptissima re publica plurimae leges - Tacitus
#8. To: Dakmar (#7)
Isn't that what happens when they get out of prison?? God bless.......... I think they bought them bus tickets to anywhere that would put up with them.
-Alex Kurtagic
#9. To: X-15 (#6)
Celebrate Diversity!
corruptissima re publica plurimae leges - Tacitus
#10. To: X-15 (#8) (Edited)
Socialogists concluded in the mid 1990's that hi-rise housing slums, while achieving LBJ's goals of massive dysgenic breeding, were not effective at destroying entire cities. Thus, the towers came down and vouchers were printed to enable the virus transit into every last wholesome cell. Isn't that what happens when they get out of prison?? God bless..........
corruptissima re publica plurimae leges - Tacitus
#11. To: Dakmar (#0)
That's OK, but if landlords will use services like www.ntnonline.com/ they can get the information needed to correctly choose their tenants. At $19/screening, it's way, way worth it to me.
“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable.” ~ H. L. Mencken
#12. To: Lod (#11) (Edited)
Travis Country is a long way from Chicongo, I hope it remains forever so.
corruptissima re publica plurimae leges - Tacitus
#13. To: Dakmar (#12)
Whenever we have a vacancy and I'm visiting with the prospective tenants, I tell them that my religion forbids any vacancies. You will live here until you die, and you will live to 200 years of age. (I'll be outta the picture by then.) We have several tenants who've been in place for over 20 years, mostly elderly and/or disabled who have accessible units.
“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable.” ~ H. L. Mencken
#14. To: Dakmar (#0)
There doesn't appear to be any reason you can't use credit reports to screen prospective tenants. I've been renting out rooms, condo, and houses for forty years and wouldn't consider anyone with a poor credit score. It's not an ability to pay issue, it's about finding someone that's responsible. Not paying the rent isn't the worst thing they do. - Forget about how they look, how good a job they have, the car they drive, etc., and just go mostly by credit score. I'm sure there are bad tenants with good credit reports; I've just never had one. - You can't just put an ad in Craigslist and say "Responsible person wanted, etc." Every dirtball in the world will show up. Most of them have no clue that they're irresponsible. - People with bad credit use the same excuse almost every time: If it's a man, he'll say that his ex-wife wrecked his credit. If it's a woman, her ex-husband wrecked her credit. Sometimes they bring a copy of a good credit report that they photoshopped and ask you not to run a credit check because "too many inquiries will lower their credit score," etc., etc. - If you're renting out rooms, it's especially tricky. Not everyone can get it together to walk up to a stranger's house to look at a room for rent. The ones that can do that tend to present themselves better than most, tend to be smarter than most, and you have to watch out for them because most of them are dirtballs. Everyone wants their own space, preferable a guest house, which is almost impossible to find. If they're trying to rent a room at your house, it's usually because they couldn't find a guest house and they know that the apts will do a credit check and turn them down. I once turned down twenty-one people in a row that wanted a room before I found someone with good credit. Most people that rent out a room make the mistake of looking for someone that they think will be fun to have around, when what they really need is someone responsible. - Never take someone with a dog. I've already tried 7 or 8 people that had "the world's best dog." Your life will be all about dog poop, dog pee, laying new carpet, floors and subfloors, and neighbors complaining about barking. "The Illinois Fair Housing Law states that one cannot deny an applicant based on race, ethnicity, religion, age, sex, disability, presence of children or sexual orientation."
#15. To: Lod, all (#11)
NTN looks pretty neat! My experience with Sect 8 was that the vouchers were not enough to cover the rent I was charging and if you accept someone one sect 8 you cannot charge more than the voucher. They often offered to pay the difference but since it was illegal I realized I had no leverage to make them pay if I let them in and no way to get them OUT. Have I got that right?
“Anti-semitism is a disease–you catch it from Jews”–Edgar J. Steele
“The jew cries out in pain, as he strikes you.”–Polish proverb
“I would like to express my heartfelt apologies for the unfortunate and tasteless quotes I published in my tag lines. I am very sorry and ashamed. I never wanted to offend anyone, or to encroach human rights."- Hmmmmm
#16. To: Hmmmmm (#15)
darling I love you but give me park avenue
corruptissima re publica plurimae leges - Tacitus
#17. To: Hmmmmm (#15)
You're correct. And did it the proper way. If the Housing Authority won't approve my requested rent, I move on and let applicant know why. It's not worth it to me to try and get paid under the table.
“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable.” ~ H. L. Mencken
#18. To: Hmmmmm (#15)
This whole thing about landlords "having to accept" Sec 8 tenants is just false, false, false, disinformation.
“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable.” ~ H. L. Mencken
#19. To: Dakmar (#16)
I have a gated guest home for you out back, Ill throw in a water bowl.
“Anti-semitism is a disease–you catch it from Jews”–Edgar J. Steele
“The jew cries out in pain, as he strikes you.”–Polish proverb
“I would like to express my heartfelt apologies for the unfortunate and tasteless quotes I published in my tag lines. I am very sorry and ashamed. I never wanted to offend anyone, or to encroach human rights."- Hmmmmm
#20. To: Lod (#17)
Thanks Lod, I didn't know if things had changed. You're correct.
“Anti-semitism is a disease–you catch it from Jews”–Edgar J. Steele
“The jew cries out in pain, as he strikes you.”–Polish proverb
“I would like to express my heartfelt apologies for the unfortunate and tasteless quotes I published in my tag lines. I am very sorry and ashamed. I never wanted to offend anyone, or to encroach human rights."- Hmmmmm
#21. To: Hmmmmm (#19)
I get allergic smelling hay
corruptissima re publica plurimae leges - Tacitus
#22. To: BTP Holdings (#5)
The explosion of niglets in DuPage over the last 10 years has been incredible. In another 10 years, they won't be cute any more. Maybe we need some Somalis to knock heads with them?
"Mr. Prime Minister, there is only one important question facing us, and that is the question whether the white race will survive." -- Leonid Brezhnev to James Callahan
#23. To: Prefrontal Vortex (#22)
It's time to send in a battalion of howler monkeys armed with Thompsons and Hoeners, fallout be damned.
corruptissima re publica plurimae leges - Tacitus
#24. To: Dakmar, Prefrontal Vortex (#23)
I'll drop clusters of banana's that have been chemically treated with saltpeter that will airburst at 40 meters to give effective coverage.
-Alex Kurtagic
#25. To: X-15 (#24)
We're going to need a bass player.
corruptissima re publica plurimae leges - Tacitus
#26. To: Dakmar (#23)
Meanwhile, Rand Paul says to the area Latrinos that "We will find a place for you." I nominate John Boehner's daughter's vagina, since it's already compromised.
"Mr. Prime Minister, there is only one important question facing us, and that is the question whether the white race will survive." -- Leonid Brezhnev to James Callahan
#27. To: Lod (#11)
What does NTN stand for? Not to Niggers?
Calling Ron Paul an isolationist is like calling your neighbor a hermit, because he doesn't come over your property and break your windows. - Dave Hebel Black Denim Jackets and Vests
#28. To: Critter (#27)
lol - National Tenant Network For less than $19, they generate information on credit history, any evictions, and if applicant is on the sexual predator registry or has any other criminal record(s). It's the best money any landlord can ever spend.
“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable.” ~ H. L. Mencken
#29. To: Hmmmmm (#15)
I've been working with the local HA since '83. They now have really, really, good people there who are fair to both landlord and tenant. They're excellent at keeping up with fair market rents. If your HA has sorry management, avoid them like the plague. Bonus hint: renting to elderly and or disabled will get you tenants for life. I tell all prospects that they are to live there until they die; and that they are to live to 200. (I figger by then I'll be outta the picture.)
“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable.” ~ H. L. Mencken
#30. To: Prefrontal Vortex (#1)
But, there are only so many Penthouses to go around. ;) Good, maybe some nig-nogs will be sucked back into Cook county from neighboring counties.
"When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke
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