Also known as: Section 8 housing voucher · section 8 voucher · section 8 vouchers · Housing Choice Voucher · Section 8 · HCV program
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A federal housing assistance program that issues vouchers to eligible low-income tenants for use toward rent payments to participating landlords.
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Santiago Sanchez received a Section 8 housing voucher and used it to rent from a landlord who later refused to accept the voucher for a larger unit. The landlord's refusal triggered a fair housing claim because the voucher program requires participating owners to honor valid vouchers for eligible moves.
Sarah Sullivan, a director at a housing nonprofit, oversaw properties accepting Section 8 housing vouchers. When her term expired at the next annual meeting, the board could no longer rely on her to approve new voucher tenant placements without fresh authorization.
Sydney Santos operated an apartment complex accepting Section 8 housing vouchers. When Congress conditioned renovation subsidies on new tenant age verification rules, Santos challenged the conditions as exceeding federal spending authority because the link to education funding was too remote.
Serena Soto ran a shelter that accepted Section 8 housing vouchers for residents. A city ordinance banning certain religious animal sacrifices near the shelter was struck down because it targeted religious conduct while leaving other voucher-related uses untouched.
Sabrina Shah managed out-of-state properties that accepted Section 8 housing vouchers. An Oklahoma statute banning transport of minnows across state lines was invalidated because it discriminated against interstate commerce in a manner that could affect housing markets tied to federal voucher programs.
Samuel Soto owned a building accepting Section 8 housing vouchers. When union members picketed the site to protest wages, the owner could not exclude them because the property functioned as a public forum under the National Labor Relations Act despite private ownership.
The program supplies rental subsidies directly to eligible low-income tenants so they can lease units from private landlords who participate in the program.
Supporting sources
…L. Rev. 574, 574 n. 1 (1972), citing Huxtable, Bank’s Building Plan Sets Off Debate on “Progress,” N. Y. Times, Jan. 17, 1971, section 8, p. 1, col. 2. [^maj-3]: See, e. g. , N. Y. C. Admin. Code § 205-1.0 (a) (1976). [^maj-4]: Gilbert, Introduction, Precedents for the Future, 36 Law & Contemp. Prob. 311, 312 (1971),…