what are the penaltys for someone committing fraud against housing

[Dontchano]

Ca .....mother buys condo for daughter . Mother is the landloard its against the law to rent from a family member in caWhat is the name of your state

 

[justalayman]

is ca meant to mean California?

You can't rent from a relative? New one on me.

 

[Dontchano]

housing

california our you saying that it okto rent from a family member

 

[Isis1]

california our you saying that it okto rent from a family member

Can you try typing coherently? Are you telling us that CA has a law on the books that disallow family members to rent to one another? Or are you asking?

 

[mlane58]

I ran it through the Ebonics Translator and here it is:

california our ya saying dat it otay ta rent from uh family member in the hood

 

[Isis1]

I ran it through the Ebonics Translator and here it is:

 

[tranquility]

I bet there is government rental assistance involved here and it very well may be against the rules because of the manipulations which could happen. But, we couldn't know without the actual facts.

 

[justalayman]

OP does have another current thread (which is locked):

hud

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? ca
what is the penalty for renting from a family member in ca

It gives some credence to tranquility's suspicions.


So, dontchano, if you want some answers, you are going to have to provide some details, don't ya know?

 

[DeenaCA]

In the Housing Choice Voucher program ("Section 8"), there's a restriction on renting from relatives. It's at 24 Code of Federal Regulations 982.306(d):

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.

The owner certifies on various HUD-required forms that he/she is not a prohibited relative. In this scenario, the mom/landlord would have had to falsify those certifications in order to be approved by the housing authority ("PHA").

what are the penaltys for someone committing fraud against housing

In this specific situation, possible penalties for the tenant include termination of housing assistance, disqualification for future assistance, repayment of rental subsidy and fines. Possible penalties for the "landlord" include fines, monetary penalties and disqualification. Fraud charges could be filed against either or both parties.

This is the equivalent of welfare fraud and the penalties are similar. Jail time is highly unlikely, but fines can be quite high.