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http://www.evictionlab.org 28-08-2017 15:38:10
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“This will probably be the biggest docket of the year… If this does not sound fair it is because it is not fair.”
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Via Oklahoma Watch
“The smoke and ashes were everywhere… We left with whatever we could put in the car. We left our furniture. We left my son’s rocking horse.”
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By The New York Times’ Audra Burch
“We want to have a body where tenants can (access) info and have a resource. By organizing and through organizing we will level the playing field.”
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By The Charlotte Observer’s Lisa Vernon Sparks
“We can’t anticipate the kinds of disasters that could require some extraordinary rules.”
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Via: The Kansas City Star
“The goal is to reduce tenant evictions, maintain the viability of small-scale rental businesses and ensure the availability of affordable housing.”
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Via NBC Los Angeles
“It’s the equivalent of having your house burned down multiple times a year — just over and over again, you’re losing everything and starting from scratch each time.”
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By: Nicole Santa Cruz via ProPublica
'The expanded eligibility and rent increases may make Inclusionary Housing apartments less accessible to households whose incomes have not risen at the same rate.”
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By: Alex Zielinski via @opb
'It’s one thing to see the numbers, said Burkholder, but the grief reverberating through eviction court reveals the harsh reality some families in Guilford County are facing.'
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Via: Triad City Beat
“The study found houseless individuals are more likely to move into permanent housing if they seek shelter in a tiny home community instead of being consigned to a congregate shelter.”
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By The Oregonian’s Nicole Hayden
For all those attending Princeton University reunion 2024: join our lab director Carl Gershenson and others for a conversation about reentry and housing opportunities.
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'We have an eviction crisis, we have a homeless crisis and we have a lack of affordable housing, and they are all related.'
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Via Columbus Dispatch
“Tenants and their advocates see the lawsuit as a crucial effort to defend rent control in Los Angeles.”
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By Los Angeles Times’ Paloma Esquivel
“Participating in this survey will help our [Sacramento] City team assess whether modifications are needed for the Tenant Protection Program to be of better use to those renting.”
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By Aydian Ahmad
“Clark County announced this week that it has expanded its rental assistance programs to now include funding for those who may be facing eviction, but have not yet received an eviction notice.”
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Via Las Vegas Review-Journal
“The hotline is seeing increased call volume as 2024 sees a record high number of eviction filings. Colorado is on pace to see up to 70,000 filings, while there were roughly 55,000 in 2023.”
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By 9NEWS Denver’ Angeline McCall
“This is already law in 44 other states. It’s not a radical proposition. I believe it’s common sense but sometimes in the legislature common sense ideas take time.”
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By NewsChannel 8 | KTUL’ Mckenzie Richmond