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		bequanna on March 23, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: American landlords derive more profit from renters... It doesn't really work that way. Any landlord can decide at any time that they will accept Section-8 for a given apartment. If they do accept and a tenant that receives Section-8 assistance is interested in moving into the property, the property must pass a standardized HUD inspection before payment is made from HUD to the landlord. Re-inspections typically occur annually.

magnetic on March 24, 2019 [–]

But there are some websites such as https://www.gosection8.com that will let you search section 8 housing.

I'm curious where they get their data from. Do you know?

Perhaps these sites require the landlord to advertise their properties on it (like Craigslist), and there is no public database.

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