WOW - You won't believe what this SEC 8 Housing Authority Director Told Me!

[Patti Robertson]

I have been housing SEC 8 tenants for 15 years, and have about 120 voucher holding tenants in my property management brokerage. Last week the director of the Norfolk, VA HA told me that if a voucher holder tenant tells them that they vacated a property sometime in the past, the Housing Authority will go claw back rents paid, with zero proof from the tenant. This seems OUTRAGEOUS to me. Has anyone ever seen this happen? The HAP states that rent stops when the tenant vacates, but it also states that the tenant must give notice to both the landlord and the HA. If no notice is given, how can rent be retroactively clawed back? I would love to hear other people's experiences.

[Patti Robertson]

@Richard F. - That's a great point that makes this scenario even a larger potential risk.  I don't think it solves the issue though. If the funds aren't in the account they would just coordinate it with the next deposit.  It would slow down the claw, but wouldn't stop it.