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[Account Closed]

I currently have a apartment ready for rent. I have a property manager managing the property. I would like a section 8 tenant for this property so I want to market it on the section 8 website exclusively. I was told that this might violate fair housing laws. My question is why, if this is true , can't I decide where to market my property. Why am I obligated to put the property out on the market for any tenant. Thanks in advance

[Nathan Gesner]

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@Nathan G.Thanks for your response. I know it comes with risk renting to section 8. But there is risk in renting to any tenant. I know some investors that went through a rough patch during the pandemic. The only thing that kept them going is what they got from the their section 8 tenants. I just would like to have some section 8 in with regular non subsidized tenants. I personally don't believe listing the rental only on the section 8 site is a violation of fair housing rules. Is my thinking flawed?

I think you can advertise it only for Section 8 and you shouldn't have a problem finding a Section 8 tenant in a large city. In a heavily regulated market like NY, you may be better off renting to Section 8 in case we get hit with another eviction moratorium or some other nonsense.