In order to answer your question as to whether or not a person would lose his or her section 8 status for affordable housing if they married a certain person who does not pass a background check approvig him or her as part of the rented household, you first need to read carefully your written section 8 contract in that it states your obligations for the agreed upon rental and section 8's obligations owed to you in the absence of conflicting state law.You also need to read all rules made by the Housing Authority concerning your rental of the unit you have.After you carefully read the above documents and made notes, you need to contact the Housing Authority overseeing your rental about your question and set up a face to face appointment for clear answers to your questions. At this meeting you should receive further clairifaction to your questions. Assuming you receive approval for the person who you desire to reside with you, make sure the approval is written in your file, you receive a confirming letter allowing such and that you send a confirming letter to the Housing Authority in return keeping a copy of it for future reference.Good question.