07-25-2016, 04:15 AM
rents in Puna are higher than they should be to non-section 8 people
That's true.
I knew a young couple, both worked, and they were having a hard time finding a 1 bedroom that fit their budget, around $600/mo at the time. I was also helping out a friend on the mainland rent his $1200/mo, 3 bedroom house at the time, and when I told the young couple that about 3/4's of the people who called to inquire about the $1200 house wanted to use Section 8*, they were stunned. They had to work full time and pay taxes to get a tiny house, while better properties went to a mother with a single child, for free?
* My friend was not a part of the Section 8 program, and when I told Section 8 callers we couldn't rent to them, many told me to get off my a-- and fill out that application. One said that although the house was for her and her 3 children, her boyfriend and his 2 kids would also be living there. I mentioned that the landlord didn't want that many people in the house, Section 8 or not, and she threatened to sue me for discrimination. Good times.
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That's true.
I knew a young couple, both worked, and they were having a hard time finding a 1 bedroom that fit their budget, around $600/mo at the time. I was also helping out a friend on the mainland rent his $1200/mo, 3 bedroom house at the time, and when I told the young couple that about 3/4's of the people who called to inquire about the $1200 house wanted to use Section 8*, they were stunned. They had to work full time and pay taxes to get a tiny house, while better properties went to a mother with a single child, for free?
* My friend was not a part of the Section 8 program, and when I told Section 8 callers we couldn't rent to them, many told me to get off my a-- and fill out that application. One said that although the house was for her and her 3 children, her boyfriend and his 2 kids would also be living there. I mentioned that the landlord didn't want that many people in the house, Section 8 or not, and she threatened to sue me for discrimination. Good times.
“What we take to be true is what we believe. What we believe is based upon our perceptions. What we perceive depends on what we look for. What we look for depends on what we think. What we think depends on what we perceive. What we perceive determines what we believe. What we believe determines what we take to be true. What we take to be true is our reality." -David Bohm
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