FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A bill that will undo efforts in Kentucky’s two largest cities to ban landlords from discriminating against renters who use federal housing vouchers has been restored after Republican lawmakers quickly overrode the Democratic governor’s veto. The override votes completed work on the bill Wednesday. The lopsided override votes in the House and Senate came a day after Gov. Andy Beshear vetoed the legislation. It was Beshear’s first veto of this year’s legislative session. But more are expected amid policy clashes between the Democratic governor and the GOP legislative supermajorities.
What do you mean? It’s: landlords cannot discriminate against renters using housing vouchers. As in: landlords cannot deny renters just because of they’re paying rent with vouchers.
I have lived in a complex that took section 8 and…im sorry…but I understand why landlords wouldn’t want to be part of that. It was a crime infested shithole. I was robbed at gunpoint on the side of my building. My apartment was broken into twice. None of the pizza places would deliver there and pizza hut actually told us it was because they had had 3 different drivers raped in a single year. In the 6 years I was stuck there there were several shootings in the parking lot. And thats just the major shit. There was of course the constant basic vandalism. Broken windows, slashed tires. Packages almost never actually lasting if you were dumb enough to order to your apt. Shit like that.
No none of that is the reason why, it’s just because they and you are racist! /s
Funny part is I can guarantee I’m going to here that for pointing this out lol
Such as you and the previous commenter? With zero prompting?
I lived nextdoor to a massive section 8 apartment and never had any problems fwiw. Sucks that you had a hard time but it’s definitely a ymmv thing.
Just because someone is using a voucher doesn’t mean they’re going to attract crime. Where I lived, it was mostly immigrants that were new to the country.
Not saying all people on section 8 are criminals of course. And not saying every single section 8 complex turns out like the one I lived in. But, honestly, when stories like mine are somewhat common…if you were a landlord…would you roll the dice on your complex becoming the one famous for no pizza delivery due to all the rape?
In most states a landlord can choose if they want to accept a certain form of payment. Mainly my question was., did a landlord have to accept the renter who was on assistance or could they just say no not going to going to accept those on assistance.
But thank you for the clarification.