Over the last eight months, a Section 8 tenant has filed dozens of housing lawsuits alleging $100,000 in damages. Her lawyer calls it a fight against discrimination. Defendants call it a shakedown.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Roger Valdez writes about housing economics and policy. Feb 09, 2023, 09:30am EST This article is more than 3 years old.

For our series Seeking Common Ground, a landlord and a man seeking Section 8 housing find they agree on something mundane but maddening: the amount of paperwork required to find and manage housing. As ...