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is it normal for an apartment to not be cleaned before inspection and move in because you're a section 8 tenant?

I just recently turned of legal age and I'm still on my mom's two bedroom section 8 apartment voucher. This is my first time moving with her as an adult but I've had plenty of experience moving as a child/teenager and I never recall moving into a dirty apartment/house. We did a walk-through of the apartment we're supposed to be moving into a few days ago and it wasn't cleaned yet. Sawdust on the floor, ashes in the bathroom sinks and toilets, floors not cleaned, refrigerator not cleaned, things still in sinks, etc. Our landlord said she would have a cleaning crew there Monday. She then called monday asking to meet at noon because the section 8 inspector would be there and we needed to sign the contracts, and the apartment still wasn't cleaned yet. I told my mom I wasn't comfortable with that considering how the house looked beforehand and she said it was normal to move into an apartment in that condition. Said she's done so in the past and cleaned it herself. Sounded crazy to me from my experience of moving. Luckily the section 8 inspector did not think the current state was acceptable and didn't pass the inspection. But after coming back from the inspection she continues to bring up the conversation of how that's not abnormal, even though it seemed just as unacceptable to the inspector as it was to me. 😂 Is it normal for section 8 tenants to deal with these type of move-in conditions, or has she just been too lenient with slumlords?

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