The new rules would apply to anyone over the age of 18, including elderly tenants.
CHA also plans to eliminate the "innocent tenant defense".
Chicago Sun-Times:
"Also controversial is a proposed elimination of the so-called “innocent tenant defense,” referring to evictions initiated when a drug-related or violent crime has been committed by a relative or guest of the lease-holding tenant — but the tenant was not involved nor had knowledge of the crime. In 2002, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled housing authorities may evict under such “innocent tenant” circumstances, so CHA would be within its rights."
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Good! It's about time! Why are my tax dollars paying for druggie freeloaders anyway?!!!!
ReplyDeletemost cha residents are lazy drug users and dealers. cha has know this for years and they have continually looked the other way. They should have drug tested these bums years ago.
ReplyDeleteentitlement programs in this lousy welfare food stamp driven democratic state keeps these politicians getting reelected
ReplyDeleteEVEN RAY CHARLES COULD SEE THIS A RACIST MOVE DESIGNED TO TARGET BLACKS. THIS PLAN IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IF THEY ARE GONNA DRUG TEST CHA RESIDENTS ALL LANDLORD SHOULD DRUG TEST THEIR TENANTS
ReplyDeleteHave to agree with the comments so far. It's about fricking time! Employers can LEGALLY randomly drug test and if found dirty, you get written up, suspended or fired. Why should the people who live in CHA/Sec8 housing be any different? After all, their rent is subsidized by the government/taxpayer. Also, ANYONE who receives a welfare check should be drug tested to get their check! If you want free money, than you should have to earn it by drug testing. Drug testing the "seniors" I'm not so sure that's a good idea and starting ONLY at 18? WOW! they miss the younger drug users and they seem to start younger and younger BUT..it's a start!
ReplyDelete"ALL LANDLORD SHOULD DRUG TEST THEIR TENANTS" Are you kidding me? If the tenants of the Sec 8/CHA want to pay FULL market price for their housing, than they can do whatever they want within the law in their home. Since they get their rent paid by taxpayer money, they should have to be drug tested to get that money! If you don't do drugs, you have nothing to worry about. Seems to me, this would BETTER the quality of life of those who live in CHA/Sec8 housing BUT whenever betterment is on the table, people like Anonymous@8:49 drop the race card. You must be worried about testing positive! Oh and here's another thing. Your comment SUGGESTS that only blacks live in CHA/Sec8 housing...hmmmm
Finally! Drug testing should have happened a long time ago!
ReplyDeleteAnon 8:49, regular landlords shouldn't do it because their tenants aren't living off the taxpayers money.
I think it's pointless. It just adds another layer of bureaucracy to the welfare system, a drug test department. Testing seniors would be silly; it's just to show that they don't profile, and that adds to the expense.
ReplyDeleteThe real problem is giving able bodied people subsidized housing. It encourages them to stay forever and they become permanent recipients. They use their children as bargaining chips; instead of the parent supporting their children their children support them by qualifying for things like section 8. People may be dealing drugs but not using them so they would test clean.
This is just a feel-good issue but doesn't come close to the real issue of creating a permanent underclass. Get rid of section 8 altogether for the non-aged, non-disabled. The disabled and aged aren't going anywhere so helping them isn't really much of an issue.
The last three presidents of the US have used drugs so perhaps politicians should be tested to see what they've been snorting.
I think it's about time. If the government is funding you life, then they should be able to get drug testing. Employees do drug testing, in order to keep their jobs, so anyone receiving money or federal help with living should be tested to keep such a perk.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous 8:49 said:
ReplyDelete"EVEN RAY CHARLES COULD SEE THIS A RACIST MOVE DESIGNED TO TARGET BLACKS. THIS PLAN IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IF THEY ARE GONNA DRUG TEST CHA RESIDENTS ALL LANDLORD SHOULD DRUG TEST THEIR TENANTS"
Wow! First off, shame on you for relating Ray Charles name to your ghetto POINTLESS rant. Second, shame on you for pulling the race card. Shame on you for not knowing what the Constitution is. Shame on you for supporting low-life freeloading parasites who abuse the system and refuse to clean up their OWN neighborhood. Shame on you for suggesting hardworking, non-welfare receiving taxpayers such as myself, to be subjected to random drug testing, because your CHA crack-addict/drug dealer counter parts may have to!
Also, shame on you for using ALL CAPS... and shame on you for abusing the exclamation point like this!!!!!!!!!!!! Do you not have any type of consideration for punctuation marks? You worthless piece of shit!
drug testing does not know what ethnic background one comes from...it is a fair level playing field...
ReplyDeletepass the test..then fine
fail-well...you know the rest of the story
EVEN RAY CHARLES COULD SEE THIS A RACIST MOVE DESIGNED TO TARGET BLACKS. THIS PLAN IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IF THEY ARE GONNA DRUG TEST CHA RESIDENTS ALL LANDLORD SHOULD DRUG TEST THEIR TENANTS
ReplyDeleteIdiot, no one forces people to stat at CHA. Nothing in the constitution says the govt has to provide housing. In other words----
IF I GOTTA PAY, THEY GOTTA PEE.
@Anoun Amouse....LMAO!!! I LOVE IT!!!
ReplyDelete"No one forces people to stay at CHA. Nothing in the constitution says the government has to provide housing. In other words---- "IF I GOTTA PAY, THEY GOTTA PEE!!"
ONE WORD: Magnificent!!