It’s against federal law to hold a Section 8 voucher-holder accountable for a local housing authority’s failure to pay the rent.  This means that a property owner cannot require a Section 8 tenant to pay the housing authority’s portion of the rent or evict a tenant because the housing authority’s payments are delayed. The California Apartment Association wants to ensure that its members understand this regulation, as the partial federal government shutdown has dragged into its fourth week. At present, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has enough money for Section 8 payments in February, but the same… Read More