Applicant wants to use her child's income to qualify

[Bienes Raices]

Someone came to see the place and they want to use their child's SSDI payments as part of the income to qualify for the rental. I have taken an applicant on SSDI before but have never heard of someone trying to do this. Do I have to accept this? I have not run an app yet--she just came to see the place today. Thanks.

[Chris Da]

It would depend on the situation....In my experience the unfortunate truth is that usually the kid has some minor disability that really doesn't justify SSDI but some doctor signed off on it. What I usually encounter is a section 8 tenant who has 4plus kids, 2 of which collect SSDI for depression on ADHD. The mother usually has a deadbeat boyfriend home playing video games all day and the kids are home schooled and the SSDI check is used for pot and ciggarettes and on a rare occasion the electric bill, that is if they even pay that.

I would read between the lines when someone ask me to use their kids income Because they are unable to support themselves without it.

the sad part is that it should be used to help the children, but most people abuse the system and that is why our country is in the shape that it is in.