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This week the Biden administration announced a proposal to protect renters. The proposal aims to limit landlords from increasing prices during this financially difficult time. The program outlines the bill of rights of renters and areas of improvement for the government. Access to safe, accessible and affordable housing are all areas to be focused on. Clear and fair leases is also a priority. Landlords will also have to give at least 30 days notice before evicting for non payment of rent. The Eviction Protection Grant Program will also be given $20 million to assist with legal aide for low income tenants. (source)

Each year, an average of 3.6 million eviction cases are filed in the United States. Throughout the pandemic, that number dropped significantly due to the eviction moratorium passed by the CDC, but now evictions are on the rise again.

On a typical day in an Oklahoma County court, approximately 125-150 eviction notices are on the docket, but 2 days before Thanksgiving, November 22, 2022, there were 306 eviction cases in the Oklahoma County courthouse.

The romanticized version of San Francisco includes the Golden Gate Bridge, cable car rides, Fisherman’s Wharf, and beach walks on foggy days. The reality for many renters, however, is vastly different. Visiting San Francisco’s many tourist attractions is not top of mind for them. Coming up with next month’s rent is their main concern.

A row of Somerville houses is pictured on Oct. 5.(Natalie Brownsell / The Tufts Daily) Five families in Somerville are facing eviction and potential displacement after their home was acquired by landlords seeking to raise rents on a property close to the Green Line Extension. The 182–184 Tremont Street home currently houses primarily Salvadoran and Haitian families, some of whom have lived there for more than 25 years.

A glimpse inside the "Evicted" exhibit is pictured at the Somerville Armory on Oct. 4th.(Caroline Panier / The Tufts Daily) “Evicted,” an exhibit put on by the Community Action Agency of Somerville , is currently running at the Somerville Armory until Nov. 4. Based on sociologist Matthew Desmond’s novel “Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City”, the interactive exhibit explores the reasons for the millions of evictions in the United States every year and their consequences. Somerville is one of the final stops on the exhibit’s national tour. The exhibit is open at the Armory Monday through Wednesday from 4 p.m.–8 p.m. and on weekends from 11 a.m.–6 p.m.

This is a nonfiction recollection of events as experienced by me; used with permission. There are a lot of people out there that are difficult to live with. I have had roommates a few times in my life, but one of them changed pretty much right after he moved in. When I got fed up, he made sure to make getting him out a big pain.

(Denver, Colo.) Denver City Council approved several contracts Monday with agencies to provide rental assistance to residents facing eviction. It also approved a bill requiring homeowners associations to be more transparent about pending foreclosures.

If you’re a California renter who is living in fear of being evicted, you’re not alone. According to a May 2022 U.S. Census Bureau survey, an estimated 1.4 million California renters are behind on their rent. Approximately 1.1 million renters reported they were not at all confident they would be able to make next month’s rent payment.

Each year, thousands of renters are illegally evicted from their homes because they don't understand their legal rights. Now, the Louisana legislature is considering a new law that would impose greater penalties on unscrupulous landlords who use unethical practices to try to "evict" tenants.

Miami and Tampa both exceed national average growth. Woman moving homePhoto by Zachary Kadolph on Unsplash. A report released on March 29 shows that property prices in Florida have grown at a rate that far exceeds the national average rate of growth in the last 12 months.

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The housing situation is precarious. Pandemic rental aid is running out for many households. Eviction freezes have expired. It's not a quick fix, but Pittsburgh is extending its inclusive development ordinance. Meanwhile, rental demand is rising across the country and repairs are a growing issue.