When providing apartments to Section 8 tenants, private landlords must follow some specific responsibilities. In addition to maintaining the apartments, providing healthy and better living conditions, and making repairs in those portions that need to be done, a private landlord also needs to follow the terms and conditions outlined in the lease agreement, HUD housing tenancy rules, and housing assistance payment contracts. It is also important for private landlords to comply with fair housing laws, and if they cannot provide these facilities to tenants, the public housing agency could withdraw their section 8 license.