Would you rent to someone with a housing voucher?

[Janice Chang]

I am in the process of renting out my property and screening tenants. So far the applicants that are coming in are unemployed but have housing vouchers that can cover 100% of the rent.

I am new to housing vouchers so curious what ppl think about this.

Appreciate any insight.

[Walter Moneypenny]

Check your local laws, you may be required to consider vouchers. Several cities in Arizona such as Phoenix and Tucson have passed ordinances that say that a landlord must consider a voucher. The voucher would take the place of the income requirement, for example our criteria is 3 times the rent as gross household income. If the voucher did not cover all of the rent then the applicant would have to have 3 times the income for the portion they are responsible for. The other requirements in the listing such as credit score, rental history, etc would remain unchanged. 

The criteria has to be the same for all applicants, and not different for just one group. You need to follow all Fair Housing guidelines.