FTC Shuts Down Websites Preying On Section 8 Renters

FTC Shuts Down Websites Claiming To Have “Exclusive” Access To Section 8 Rental Listings

FTCThe Federal Trade Commission shut down a series of real estate websites in California that targeted Section 8 voucher recipients. The FTC claims the sites falsely promised “exclusive” access to rental listings in exchange for a monthly or weekly subscription fee.
Steven and Kevin (Kaveh) Shayan owned four companies and operated a series of real estate websites. These sites offered prospective renters hundreds of thousands of accurate and available Section 8 listings. However, prospective renters had to pay a subscription fee to the sites.
The FTC claims that the companies actually offered out-of-date listings and from properties that did not accept Section 8 vouchers. The Shayans operated LLCs under the names Apartment Hunters and Real Estate Data Solutions. They also ran Rental Home Listings and UAB Apartment Hunters. they promoted their companies on their websites, WeTakeSection8.com, ApartmentHunterz.com, and FeaturedRentals.com.

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