Landlords may have to provide refrigerators, stoves to renters
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More Maricopa County renters are facing the traumatic experience of eviction
Daniel sits in the dining room at the St. Vincent De Paul Homeless Shelter in Phoenix. She has been here for months after her eviction. She is close to 60, and says this is one of the most difficult chapters of her life. “It was horrifying. I’ve always offered it for myself and my children,” […]
Homeowners and renters diverge on homelessness in Los Angeles
Poll after poll shows that nearly everyone in Los Angeles believes homelessness is one of the biggest problems facing the region. But a new study from USC shows that a key factor in determining what Angeleno residents think they need to do about it is whether they are homeowners. According to the survey, renters in […]
STEPHEN MOORE: Rent Control Schemes Always Backfire On Renters. Biden Is Giving It A Shot Anyway
It's clear why President Joe Biden is so desperate to bring down home prices and rents. Mortgage interest rates are double what they were when President Donald Trump took office, and mortgage payments are $1.2 billion. Approximately twice as much 2020 and beyond Rents are rising Many cities saw increases of 30% or more. So […]
L.A. moves to protect renters who got pets amid pandemic lockdown
The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday passed a resolution that would prohibit landlords from evicting tenants who adopt pets during the height of the coronavirus pandemic, even if their rental agreement prohibits it. The 13-0 vote, with Councilors Heather Hutt and Katie Yaroslavsky absent, engraves into law tenant protections that were put in place […]
6 arrested in alleged scheme to fraudulently collect millions in COVID aid meant for renters
SEATTLE (AP) – Six people in Washington, Arizona and Texas have been arrested, federal prosecutors accused of fraudulently obtaining millions of dollars in COVID-19 aid from a renter assistance program, federal prosecutors said. announced that he had been indicted. US Attorney for the Western District of Washington Nick Brown announced Wednesday an arrest and indictment […]
California has few people living alone, many renters
Evelyn Arceo has a full-time job as a baker at Universal Studios Hollywood, making $19 an hour. But even if she works a few hours overtime at the theme park, the single mother of four can barely pay her rent for her one-bedroom apartment in Panorama City. Considering her salary, buying a house is out […]
Elections matter: AG Mayes upholds Tucson’s ‘source of income’ protection for renters
Tenants who receive federal housing assistance will not be discriminated against simply because they receive that assistance. Tucson feels the first tangible results of the 2022 midterm elections. Arizona Attorney General Chris Mays city official said renters’ “income source” protections are kosher under state law, overturning his one of the final acts of his Republican […]
New Report Highlights Challenges for Renters in Yuma County
Arizona State University Morrison Institute for Public Policy has released a series of reports on housing insecurity that focus on six Arizona counties. THE BROKEN LINK Experience of Housing Insecurity in Yuma County One of them. Through interviews and focus groups, researchers sought to find out how people living in Yuma County experience the rental […]
Low wages, housing shortage puts burden on renters across Arizona
A study of six Arizona counties by the Morrison Institute for Public Policy at Arizona State University found that low wages, housing shortages, and an increase in short-term rentals and vacation homes are limiting access to affordable housing. I’m here. The study brings together surveys from Maricopa, Yuma, Cochise, Coconino, Yavapai, and Pima counties, including […]
