Section 8 rent question

[Garry Martin]

I have a section 8 resident who is starting to fall behind on her rent. I am getting ready to start eviction, but before I do, does anyone know if accepting the rent from section 8 is the same as accepting a partical payment?

I am guessing it does, but since they come from 2 different sources i am not sure. Does anyone have any experience with this. The resident is my first on section 8.

[Michael Rossi]

Yes, taking the Section 8 portion of the rent is considered accepting partial payment. In my area of Ohio, doing that will void the eviction. The simple solution is to simply send back the Section 8 portion of the rent.

If your Section 8 office is landlord friendly, I would call them and follow up with a letter stating that the tenant isn't paying their portion. Section 8 will usually inform the tenant that their Section 8 will be terminated if they don't pay their portion. Many times, that is enough to get the tenant to pay your rent!

Good Luck,

Mike