Buffalo Grove, IL · Member since 2020 · 25 posts · 9 votes
I posted an ad stating "No Section 8" and received a discrimination complaint for it. Ad has been taken down already a few weeks ago. Due to long process and apartment being vacant i just did not want to deal with long process. How should i Respond in writing? I did not know that in Chicago you are not allowed to state No Sec 8 in the ad. Any suggestions ?
You don't have to say "No Sec 8" to avoid it. If someone applies with Sec 8, first of all, they need to meet your requirements. Then, the unit has to be vacant to be inspected, and it usually takes a couple of weeks for them to get it inspected. Then the tenant needs to come up with the full deposit, sign lease, get housing authority to sign the lease. All this takes time. Usually, if the unit is appropriately priced for what it is, a non-Sec 8 tenant has come along and scooped them on it.
Please let us know what attorney says. Personally i love the HCV from CHA. I don't believe it's even called section 8 anymore. I wonder if you could try to make that claim? HCV stands for housing choice voucher and CHA is Chicago Housing Authority.
The article says that landlords are not allowed to use statements such as "You must earn at least three times the total rent amount to rent this apartment." Is this correct in practice? It seems like that would almost remove the ability to have an income requirement.