When looking for another apartment on section 8, will section 8 pay for a hotel until an apartment is found?
Section 8 is a federally funded program administered by HUD and run by individual state Public Housing Agencies (PHA), sometimes known as a "Housing Authority." The “tenant based” section 8 program, commonly known as the Housing Choice Voucher Program, pays a landlord with a privately owned residential unit some or all of a tenants’ RENT.The amount of rent that the federal government will pay under the federal housing Choice voucher program (Section8) is predetermined per geographic area on a annual basis. The government has established FMR (Fair Market Rent) values for each county in the country. These FMR values, broken down by bedroom size, reflect the maximum amount of rent payable to landlords that participate in section 8 program. These values are calculated assuming landlord will pay all utilities for rentable unit. If utilities are not included in rental price, the estimated cost of each nonincluded utility is deducted from the maximum allowable rental price (depending on average costs of utilities in a given area).In a Nut shell a PHA participating in the Section 8 Housing Program is authorized to pay RENT (Studio to 6 BR or higher) to an landlord subject to inspections and submitted documentation from tenant and landlord.The budget submitted by a PHA under Section 8 does NOT allocate funds to pay for Broker fees, Security deposits, moving expenses OR temporary housing needs such as a Hotel or Motel. If landlord agreed to pay for utilities this expeniditure is usually absorbed in voucher size amount.The good news is there are state run organizations such as DSS & charities such as Family Service League that are designed and budgeted to deal with temporary housing needs.To find a charity or government orgaization to help you NOW while you wait for section 8 to kick in you can go to:Find Charity
What does Phase 1,2,3 mean in regards to apartments?
I was looking online at apartments (specifically ones in san diego, ca) and when it showed available apartments in the time frame I needed the apartments had "phases" next to them. Like it would say, "Sunset apartment, phase 3, view of pool" What do the "phases" mean? I"m going to call the apts tomorrow and ask specifically but I"m curious if anyone knows. My hunch is that it means how old the apt is. I know most apt buildings change out their carpet every five years....so perhaps "phase 3" means that you would be getting three year old carpet and they wouldn't be changing it out for you...for at least another two years...gross.
I need help paying my security deposit?
I need help paying my security deposit. First let me say yes I can afford my rent each and every month but the only things is my deposit is kind of high I just need to know some places that will help me with the rest of my deposit I have 650 of my deposit and I need another 400.00 I have no family here and no one else that I can ask for help I am not looking for a hand out just some places that may be able to help me My landlord will not wait until my next paycheck and I had no idea that I had to have my deposit within 72 hours of being approved I have never heard of that before adn yes in oregon that is true you fo have to have your deposit within 72 of hours of approve and if he chooses not to wait and lets another family move in my son and myself will be homeless and I will have to start the whole process over of having to reapply and pay another Application fee
What does dss ok mean?
Department of social service ok it means that they will rent out to people who are on welfare or disability
Can your kids be taken away if you live in a hotel?
Me and my boys lived in hotels for years because we were homeless.No one could take them away because they had a roof over their heads, we weren't abusing them, and they were clean and safe. They didn't run around in dirty clothes or unsupervised. Also, if they had their vaccinations up to date.Once they became school age, however, life became a little more difficult as the school needed an address. We used the hotels addy, but people tried to make issues because we weren't living traditionally.The school tried to say they couldn't accept the kids without a permanent address: bull. They are protected by Homeless laws.Teachers questioned the children to see if they were abused, why they lived where they did, and we even had the police called because of where we lived.The police had to answer the call and we allowed them to examine the room, check to see if there was food in the refrigerator, whether or not each child had a bed off the floor, whether they had clean clothes, and if there were any signs of drug use.They went on their way and we later found a 20 dollar bill that mysteriously showed up in our bathroom.The only thing that may be called into question is mixed gender children. That I have no idea about, especially since in regards to at least Florida and New York state laws, boy and girl children need to be seperated at age five.
How do I pass a hair follicle test for meth?
You can't. You won't. You don't.Hair follicle testing is pretty much the most accurate, intense and detailed form of drug test you can get. Not only will it show what drugs are currently in your system, it will also show what minute traces of drugs are still in your system and then there's also the metabolites - evidence of what drugs have left or are leaving your system based on the processes that happen when your kidneys metabolise chemicals and the stuff it leaves behind in your body when that happens.So even if the drugs are not in your system anymore, there may still be metabolites of the chemicals from those drugs. They will be able to tell.The thing about hair follicle testing is that it also shows a timeline of drug usage. This timeline is extremely accurate and goes back many several months at the least.It is also the most expensive form of drug test as opposed to blood and urine screening, its a lengthy, costly process, so if someone is going to the extent of hair follicle testing you, they mean business. Theres no messing with a hair follicle test.I mean how attached are you to your hair? The only way to get around this test would be to shave your head, and keep shaving it. They can't test your hair if they can't get your hair ..But then you're still gonna fail the test so sorry to say you are pretty much screwed. Is there any way you can abstain from using meth for a couple of weeks and request to have a blood or urine test instead?Good luck