Kids sharing a bedroom...
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That seems insanse, but who knows. IF it is a law, it obviously isn't enforced.I have been looking at this for the past hour now. If you need a three bedroom but only have a voucher for a two bedroom, the livingroom will count as long as there is a window. I spoke with social services on this and she spoke to a CPS worker while I was on hold.
sockgirl77
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I'll have to forward this to my friend in here who waited 3 years for housing assistance and got denied because she could not find a 3 bedroom unit for under $900 per month.
baileydog
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that sounds like a load of crap. why couldnt a 5 and 6 year old b & girl share a room. I dont think its anyones business except the parents.
lovinmaryland
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I'll have to forward this to my friend in here who waited 3 years for housing assistance and got denied because she could not find a 3 bedroom unit for under $900 per month.
So they dont just give her $/vouchers? I thought that on the section /low income housing they just gave you a check for what ever you were approved for. You are on a waiting list?
I guess you learn something new every day :shrug:I know a few property managers, that's why I asked. Affordable housing is far and few between. I lucked out finding a two bedroom for 799 a month.
-J
sockgirl77
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So they dont just give her $/vouchers? I thought that on the section /low income housing they just gave you a check for what ever you were approved for. You are on a waiting list?
Hell no. That would be too simple for this county. There's a waiting list for 2-3 years.
I'll have to forward this to my friend in here who waited 3 years for housing assistance and got denied because she could not find a 3 bedroom unit for under $900 per month.
I know people on housing also. A three bedroom voucher is 1400. You still have to be able to afford to pay 30% of your income to rent (it is adjusted to factor in different things). Just because you have a 1400 voucher doesnt mean you can use the whole thing if it will cause you to live beyound your means. That is probably what happened to your friend if she couldn't find something for 900.
sockgirl77
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I am not sure how it goes. She told me that she was allowed $900 for a 3 bedroom. She said that it goes by your income and that there is no set dollar amount. Which, I know is true because I rented to a women a few years ago that only got $600 and some for a 2 bedroom. :shrug:
barncat
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It's dependent on what the area medium income is and if the person applying is classified as low-income, very-low-income, or extremely-very-low-income how much they have to pay and what, if any, utilities are included. A wait list is normal.
lovinmaryland
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In california there is no vouchers or anything they just built low income apartments and you had to meet a income criteria in order to rent them.
example: 1 bedroom :300 a month
2 bedroom: 450 a month
3 bedroom : 600 a month
They required you to submitt proof of income every 6 months if you went over you got the boot....
however the wait list was 6 years
when my sister applied for it
Sweet 16
^^8^^
If it's your home, the government cannot dictate where your kids sleep. However, in this case she's renting and the management co. has to comply with zoning regulations.
sockgirl77
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In california there is no vouchers or anything they just built low income apartments and you had to meet a income criteria in order to rent them.
example: 1 bedroom :300 a month
2 bedroom: 450 a month
3 bedroom : 600 a month
They required you to submitt proof of income every 6 months if you went over you got the boot....
however the wait list was 6 years
Different programs. Those are based on income. We're talking about Section 8. Two totally different programs.
sockgirl77
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The government can dictate whatever the hell they want.
Sweet 16
^^8^^
They work for me, I don't work for them.
lovinmaryland
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Then I dont think they have that in California... what is the differnce?
sockgirl77
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Section 8 is free rent and based on income is not free.
lovinmaryland
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and there is a wait list for both? Wouldnt you think they would just make it be rent based on income so that way there wouldnt be a wait just eliminate the section 8 :shrug:
sockgirl77
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Yes. There are only a few based on income projects in the area.
My son is 4 and has his own room, but my b/g twins are 3 and they cannot be seperated. They were in the same belly together for 10 months, then shared a crib for 4 months and have shared a bedroom since.
We have tried putting the boys together in bunks, but the twins will not sleep apart from one another...
We have tried putting the boys together in bunks, but the twins will not sleep apart from one another...