Section 8 involves private housing, while public housing is comprised of entire developments of government-sponsored dwellings. While Section 8 determines rent for a tenant based on their income (30 percent), a public housing development bases rent on an income percentage formula developed by HUD. What is HUD vs Section 8?Read More →
The Housing Choice Voucher Program, also known as Section 8, is the federal government’s program for assisting low-income families, the disabled, and the elderly afford housing. Participants can choose housing that meets the requirements of the program and receive housing vouchers to help with their rental costs. Is Section 8Read More →
Caesarean section, sometimes referred to as C-section, is the surgical delivery of a baby through incisions in the abdomen and uterus. Who has the first cesarean section? 1794: Elizabeth Bennett delivers a daughter by cesarean section, becoming the first woman in the United States to give birth this way andRead More →
The Pacific Crest Trail doles out hazards in cruel ways. Thousands of hikers on the 2,650-mile trek face perils including rattlesnakes, exposure, corneal flash burns from snow glare, and heatstroke. Has anyone been murdered on the Pacific Crest Trail? There have been 13 thru-hiker deaths on the PCT. Here isRead More →
The Section 8 housing program in California is designed to help low-income families find homes within their financial means. The California Section 8 Program or Housing Choice Voucher Program is operated by the California Public Housing Authority (PHA) which has more than 100 offices spread throughout the state. What isRead More →
The portion of any unrecaptured section 1250 gain from selling section 1250 real property is taxed at a maximum 25% rate. How do you calculate 1250 recapture? Section 1250 recapture is calculated as the lesser of: (1) the excess of accelerated depreciation claimed on real property over what would haveRead More →