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Handling Section 8 Requests

Grant Hasting
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My wife and I put our first unit up for rent and have received some requests asking if we accept Section 8. While this is our first rental, we are wanting to keep things simple and prefer a more traditional Tennant. One person responded back saying I had to accept Section 8. The property is in Everett, WA and we have the requirement of 650 credit score and require income 3 times the rent. I have tried to read up on the laws, but am a little lost on the execution. Any suggestions on how to navigate this or techniques to pivot with?

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Sherief Elbassuoni
  • Realtor
  • Bellevue, WA
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Sherief Elbassuoni
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@Grant Hasting, you can not reject a tenant just because they are section 8. That said, you can reject them if they do not meet your criteria (credit score, past eviction, late payment, criminal history, ....)

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