Child by marriage

[liza_russ]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? OR

My parents and sister are on Section 8 housing. My husband has a home in his name he rents out. They want to live there. Section 8 rules say can't rent from child, grandchild, brother, sister by blood, marriage, or addoption. Is he a child/brother by marriage? I don't think he is as my understanding of the definition is two people getting married and already have kids, then the kids are brothers/sisters by marriage and the children are children by blood or marriage of the married couple.

 

[Zigner]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? OR

My parents and sister are on Section 8 housing. My husband has a home in his name he rents out. They want to live there. Section 8 rules say can't rent from child, grandchild, brother, sister by blood, marriage, or addoption. Is he a child/brother by marriage? I don't think he is as my understanding of the definition is two people getting married and already have kids, then the kids are brothers/sisters by marriage and the children are children by blood or marriage of the married couple.

Wrong - that section is referring to "in-laws", which hubby DEFINITELY is.

 

[HomeGuru]

Wrong - that section is referring to "in-laws", which hubby DEFINITELY is.

**A: is there also an out-law clause?

 

[DeenaCA]

The regulation for the voucher program ("Section 8") is at 24 Code of Federal Regulations 982.306 ():

The PHA must not approve a unit if the owner is the parent, child, grandparent, grandchild, sister, or brother of any member of the family, unless the PHA determines that approving the unit would provide reasonable accommodation for a family member who is a person with disabilities.

If the house is your husband's separate property, the housing authority can approve the tenancy. You could direct the housing authority to this Federal Register notice: [url]http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?IPaddress=frwais.access.gpo.gov&dbname=1998_register&docid=98-13157-filed.pdf. In the notice, a commenter suggests extending the relative prohibition to in-laws, and HUD declines to do so.