just because YOU pay your rent doesn't mean landlady pays her trust with it!!

[lookng4knowledg]

we moved into a california high desert apartment in 8 of 2005, we are on the section 8 housing program. any way, after i moved in and the contract was approved by the housing authority. the land lady came at me and said i still owed on the ''additional'' security deposit. which was a total of 750.00 above the ''approved by housing authority '' $1500.00 i had already paid upon move in. while i knew, ''if it's not in the contract, tenant doesn't pay'' however,i also was made very aware by landlady she would evict me if i didn't pay the additional. so i started paying, 100.00 additional every month. during the first part of 1/2006, a man came by ''interested in buying'' the 4 plex i live in, as it is in forclosure officially as of 1/5/06!! i got a copy of said forclosure. and it was true. in reading these documents, i discover my landlady hasn't paid one penny on this place since getting the loan. so the H A requested proof of forclosure, which i submitted, and they say they will issue a new voucher,but be prepared i my have to ''eat'' all other deposit monies!! surly there must be something that can be done in this case, there are 4 families residing here, and all face financial loss. and i havn't even gotten into the additional ways she's extorted money from us

 

[seniorjudge]

we moved into a california high desert apartment in 8 of 2005, we are on the section 8 housing program. any way, after i moved in and the contract was approved by the housing authority. the land lady came at me and said i still owed on the ''additional'' security deposit. which was a total of 750.00 above the ''approved by housing authority '' $1500.00 i had already paid upon move in. while i knew, ''if it's not in the contract, tenant doesn't pay'' however,i also was made very aware by landlady she would evict me if i didn't pay the additional. so i started paying, 100.00 additional every month. during the first part of 1/2006, a man came by ''interested in buying'' the 4 plex i live in, as it is in forclosure officially as of 1/5/06!! i got a copy of said forclosure. and it was true. in reading these documents, i discover my landlady hasn't paid one penny on this place since getting the loan. so the H A requested proof of forclosure, which i submitted, and they say they will issue a new voucher,but be prepared i my have to ''eat'' all other deposit monies!! surly there must be something that can be done in this case, there are 4 families residing here, and all face financial loss. and i havn't even gotten into the additional ways she's extorted money from us

Sue the bad person in small claims court for the money you gave her.

Also, talk to the housing authority some more...I can't believe they are being so unconcerned.

 

[acmb05]

Sue the bad person in small claims court for the money you gave her.

Also, talk to the housing authority some more...I can't believe they are being so unconcerned.

No kidding if it was here in Tennessee they would be charging the owner with fraud and she would be giving all the rent monies back. You would not believe what some section 8 landlords here do, and the tenants are quick to file a complaint.

 

[JETX]

i also was made very aware by landlady she would evict me if i didn't pay the additional. so i started paying, 100.00 additional every month.

Why??? You had NO obligation to pay anything that was not legally required. I hope you have receipts for each of your payments. If so, you can considering suing the landlord if she fails to return your 'voluntary' payments.

 

[HomeGuru]

It appears that the writer was in violation of the Section 8 lease. More people in the place not on the lease, additional cash under the table to the landlord.

 

[acmb05]

It appears that the writer was in violation of the Section 8 lease. More people in the place not on the lease, additional cash under the table to the landlord.

How did you come up with that? It's a quad unit so four families in four units makes sense to me.

 

[JETX]

How did you come up with that? It's a quad unit so four families in four units makes sense to me.

And of course, you can't follow the logic that HG was presuming that the $100 paid extra by the OP was likely for additional residents in HER unit.... and nothing to do with the fourplex itself.

 

[HomeGuru]

And of course, you can't follow the logic that HG was presuming that the $100 paid extra by the OP was likely for additional residents in HER unit.... and nothing to do with the fourplex itself.

**A: yes, that is correct.
acbm, for what other reason would the tenant commit fraud and pay cash to the landlord in violation of the Section 8 lease?

 

[seniorjudge]

**A: yes, that is correct.
acbm, for what other reason would the tenant commit fraud and pay cash to the landlord in violation of the Section 8 lease?

'Cause the landlady knew something bad about the tenant...happened all the time in Faulkner's stories....

 

[acmb05]

And of course, you can't follow the logic that HG was presuming that the $100 paid extra by the OP was likely for additional residents in HER unit.... and nothing to do with the fourplex itself.

Yes I can but since she did not even hint to that fact It only made sense that when OP said 4 families she meant one family in each unit.

 

[acmb05]

**A: yes, that is correct.
acbm, for what other reason would the tenant commit fraud and pay cash to the landlord in violation of the Section 8 lease?

Well I can give you a few scenarios but I will just give one. OP would pay it because OP feared if she opened her mouth that she may get put out of her apartment and she could not afford to have that happen. Since it is Obvious that OP knows nothing about the laws that govern section 8 housing.

 

[HomeGuru]

Well I can give you a few scenarios but I will just give one. OP would pay it because OP feared if she opened her mouth that she may get put out of her apartment and she could not afford to have that happen. Since it is Obvious that OP knows nothing about the laws that govern section 8 housing.[/QUOTE


**A: that is pure bullcrap. All the OP needs to do is read the signed Section 8 lease.

 

[lookng4knowledg]

**A: yes, that is correct.
acbm, for what other reason would the tenant commit fraud and pay cash to the landlord in violation of the Section 8 lease?

QUOTE=acmb05]Well I can give you a few scenarios but I will just give one. OP would pay it because OP feared if she opened her mouth that she may get put out of her apartment and she could not afford to have that happen. Since it is Obvious that OP knows nothing about the laws that govern section 8 housing.[/QUOTE]

yes, acbm that is EXACTLY why i was willing to pay the additional " securextortion deposit" it had cost me over $2000 to move here in august, and in september she was at the door asking when i was going to begin payments on the additional "securextortion deposit". sooooo, making payments i didn't want to and should not have had to, was the lesser of two evils, pay that or come up with another $2000 plus to move again. unemployed at the time, the latter was not an option.

QUOTE=JETX]And of course, you can't follow the logic that HG was presuming that the $100 paid extra by the OP was likely for additional residents in HER unit.... and nothing to do with the fourplex itself.[/QUOTE]

no one else lives here with me and 2 boys. i don't need the additional complications that come with friends "staying with us". when i mentioned 4 families, i was referring to 4 units housing 4 families.

there is more she's done to us and the other tenants, that i havn't even mentioned yet. but i had to respond to what ya'll were thinking.

peace out!