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Tony <username@serverdomain.com> wrote in article
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> How exactly does one go about applying for (and hopefully receiving)
> Section 8 Housing?  In Los Angeles, California, to be more specific.

	If you're actually living with a bunch of Section 8 tenants in the same
building, I can almost guarantee you are paying more than anybody else
there. I've never known Section 8 to pay market rents. It's a good deal for
landlords whose need for timely income is way more important than their
need to get market rents. I'd venture to say that given there's always a
shortage of this type of housing (most landlords prefer to get full rent),
with an emphasis on children, you shouldn't depend on getting to the head
of the line any time soon. You apply for it at the same Social Services
facilities where you apply for any other sort of welfare. 

	BTW, Section 8 tenants don't get free rent, not even the handicapped ones.
The assist is  usually a cap on the percentage of their income. Most
Section 8 tenants are working poor who pay up to a third of their income
for rent or give up a corresponding amount of aid. Section 8 isn't free.

	You might consider trying to talk to your landlord about a reduction in
rent. There's some reason this place has Section 8 tenants. Might as well
bring it up now, while you're still able to give notice properly. 

	You might also consider whether you can actually afford to continue living
alone.