Questions
What people ask us
Plain answers, for renters and landlords.
- Do I pay anything?
- No. Households never pay FindMySection8, at any stage.
- What does the landlord pay?
- Landlords pay a Service Fee of one month's contract rent; households never pay. For a house, duplex or build-to-rent home, the first half of the Service Fee is earned when the packet is submitted to the housing authority and isn't refundable, whatever happens after: if the household withdraws, the authority says no, the unit fails inspection or you change your mind. The second half is owed only when the unit passes inspection and the household moves in.
- Does FindMySection8 approve or decline applicants?
- No. Landlords set their own rental criteria and apply them to every applicant. We present the facts relevant to those criteria and make no recommendation about any applicant. Applications are considered first come, first served.
- Does the landlord see which program issued my voucher?
- No. Landlords see that you have a voucher and its bedroom size. Nothing more.
- Do you need my Social Security number?
- No. We never ask a household for a Social Security number, a date of birth or an ID number. If a landlord asks for screening, you give those to the screening company directly.
- Which housing authorities do you work with?
- Any housing authority on HUD's list, in every state. We compare a rent with a payment standard only where the authority has published a current one; anywhere else we confirm it with the authority and never estimate.