This may only happen in my area, but I actually feel sorry for people who go to the County Housing Authorities to apply for HUD, or whatever else they get there. While I am no means a HUD expert, I have dealt with HUD vouchers on several properties, ie: those who accepted it all --RD, HUD, HOME and all the stuff that is(or was) out there.
Stories from tenants go (and many believable) that folks are herded around like cattle, treated by clerks that look down there noses at them, and threaten if paperwork is not done up to the standards, etc. And, in a lot of cases we are talking about elderly and disabled people. One of nearby County Housing Authorities was closed for 30 days due to the amount of complaints lodged against it, Congressional's etc.
The bottom line is this: All people are created equal. Financial situations are indeed different but have absolutely NOTHING to do with humanity and being treated with respect. There is NO excuse for a "better than thou" attitude from these housing employees. Additionally, I am more than displeased with the Housing Auhority/Landlord/Property Management relationship that I have observed.
A County Housing Employee has a rather robotic style job: Click the mouse and move the money. That is about it. An apartment manager goes far far beyond that. The manager gets up close and personal in a very good way with the tenant and assists, and assists and even again assists them.
What can we do? Well, aside from the HSpencer method of going down there and cleaning house in his old First Sergeant manner (does no good), we can simply reject that attitude from County Housing. Just simply say no to that mannerism.
Rant over, Back to stacking BBs.