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California braces for ‘devastating’ expected cuts to federal homeless housing funds Thousands of Californians could return to homelessness as the feds reportedly plan to disinvest from permanent housing.

“Across the state, homeless service providers and local leaders are convening emergency meetings to figure out just how bad the cuts are going to be and what to do about them.”

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City to consider $4M for emergency rental assistance program amid rising eviction filings Read more https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/city-to-consider-4m-for-emergency-rental-assistance-program-amid-rising-eviction-filings/ The Austin City Council will vote in their upcoming council meeting...

“The problem is much greater than the resources.”

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“More than half of Miami residents now live paycheck to paycheck.”

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Why an affordable housing complex in Erie could be the town's last People are moving into an affordable housing complex in Erie. Why the project could be the last of its kind in the town.

“It’s opening a new door. It’s opening your dream.”

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New Tariffs Could Worsen America’s Housing Crisis President Trump’s tariffs on timber, wood, furniture and kitchen cabinets could raise the cost of building and buying a home.

“Tariffs are obviously throwing a monkey wrench in all that and creating another uncertainty.”

Via: @nytimes.com

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Richland County leads the state in evictions. Advocates want to seal those records. Richland County leads the state in evictions. Advocates say sealing those records would help families find better housing opportunities.

“Housing is hard enough, and people shouldn’t be penalized for issues that they cleared up.”

Via: @postandcourier.bsky.social

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A path to more affordable housing: Rethinking county rules — Hawaiʻi Appleseed County governments control what gets built through zoning, and through lengthy discretionary approvals. Both levers have historically been used to restrict supply.

“To make housing affordable, counties need to get out of their own way. The current path guarantees ever-higher costs.”

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‘I just wanna go home’: In aging Oregon, older and vulnerable adults struggle to get by More than one in four homeless people in Oregon are over the age of 55. As the state’s population gets older, many seniors rely on a fragile social safety net.

“Homelessness among Oregonians over the age of 65 increased 12% in 2024”

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The housing hustle igniting a foreclosure crisis in Baltimore The foreclosures could send neighborhoods spiraling and make Baltimore America’s next great housing crisis.

“This phenomenon is playing out across the city: Homes with little or no documented renovation work have sold for double and triple their prior sale price, routinely above the publicly available estimates.”

Via: @thebaltimorebanner.com

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“For some, [an illegal eviction] is seen as a sound financial practice to force tenants out.”

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Millions Could Lose Housing Aid Under Trump Plan Drafts of unpublished rules obtained by ProPublica detail plans that would open the door to full-time work requirements, two-year limits on living in federally supported housing and stripping aid…

“It’s going to cause people to become homeless, kids to be pulled out of their schools, people to lose their jobs.”

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Rent Madness Why is America’s rental data so bad, why does it matter, and what can we do about it?

“Messy rental data has a real impact on addressing the affordable housing crisis in U.S. cities.”

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New report: The collection of attorney fees in eviction cases has sharply increased in Virginia Trial attorneys are cleaning up on eviction fees, raking in money on people who are struggling to make ends meet. Michael Pope has more from a new report.

“[The study suggests that] Attorney fees are deepening Virginia’s eviction crisis.”

Tenant protection reining in hidden fees in rental leases takes effect Oct. 1 • Nevada Current Starting Wednesday landlords will be required to state the total amount of rent a tenant is required to pay up front in the lease, including those hidden fees normally buried deep inside rental…

“Landlords [in Nevada] will be required to state the total amount of rent a tenant is required to pay up front in the lease, including those hidden fees normally buried deep inside rental agreements.”

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Two-Thirds of Working-Age Renters Struggle to Afford Basic Needs Rising rents are squeezing renter households, leaving them with less residual income to pay for other needs. But inflation has also pushed up the cost

"This leaves them with difficult decisions to make: cut back on vital needs and sacrifice a modest standard of living or borrow to cover basic expenses?”

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Denver slashes rental assistance as eviction cases hit record highs Eviction prevention groups just received a stop-work order from the city.

“I know that we save so much money and so much trauma by preventing evictions.”

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Can renters evade eviction if DOGE and Trump delay Social Security benefits? Gov. Gavin Newsom is weighing legislation that would allow California renters to fight eviction if their Social Security checks are disrupted by DOGE and Trump

“Due to recent actions by federal officials, including deep staffing cuts and office closures, any government program is at risk.”

Via: @calmatters.org

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Churches want to build affordable housing. Why are cities stopping them? Where the “Yes in God’s Backyard” movement goes next.

“What we found is there’s a lot of places that are challenged to provide homes in both red and blue areas, and we hope to find common ground around our values.”

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State Supreme Court expands eviction protections for renters using vouchers, other subsidies • Minnesota Reformer Minnesota renters who use Section 8 housing vouchers or other subsidies now enjoy the same eviction protections as all other renters, thanks to a Minnesota Supreme Court decision reversing precedent…

“This case actually advances the law and restores fairness.”

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Is Section 8 on the chopping block? Trump's proposed cuts to housing subsidy explained The Trump administration suggests cutting millions from the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program. Here's how Ohioans could be affected.

“Nationwide, cutting off rental assistance after two years could put more than 3 million people, half of them children, at risk of eviction and homelessness.”

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Fighting evictions after Helene, Pisgah Legal says disaster funding is top priority 1 year later Pisgah Legal Services Executive Director Jackie Kiger said additional funding for Helene relief and legal aid services is a top priority after the storm.

“Helene exacerbated and made more difficult the problems and challenges of poverty and people who are living on the brink — one emergency away.”

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Number of evictions in Travis County on track to surpass 2024’s record  - Austin Monitor Earlier this year, Princeton University’s Eviction Lab came out with a harrowing statistic: Austin’s eviction filings are the highest number they’ve been since 2020. During the pandemic years of 2020…

“In 2024, there were 13,210 eviction filings in Travis County, the highest ever. And, in just the first three months of this year, there had already been 10,545 filings.”

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Rental assistance ends as eviction, homelessness crisis hits all-time highs Millions in funding flowed into Columbus, Franklin County in the past five years to help thousands cover rent. Now, it's gone. What it means for housing, eviction, homelessness

“We’ve got so many people that are under threat of eviction that just need the assistance.”

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Tenants Seek to Unionize One Private Equity Firm's Entire Housing Portfolio By organizing renters across Capital Realty Group’s affordable housing complexes, the Tenant Union Federation hopes to bring sectoral bargaining to negotiations with large landlords.

“We’re charting new ground. This type of bargaining across state lines with a shared landlord is not something we’ve seen before.”

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Rising rents in Atlanta leaves seniors struggling to choose between housing and bills For many Atlanta seniors, rising rents have turned what started as affordable housing into a struggle to survive.

“For many seniors, it comes down to the tough choice of paying rent, buying groceries, or even filling prescriptions.”

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Living on the edge: Eviction takes a toll on the health of families

“The effect of eviction on mental health outcomes—and mothers’ depression in particular—will be resilient, lasting years after the event.”

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Hundreds of Houston families face evictions daily. How does that impact kids? Houston is the most impoverished big city in America. Eviction rates have risen. Rental assistance is drying up. How does this affect the city's students and schools?

“More families facing housing instability means cities will need to fund more shelters and aid services.”

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The US Abandoned Affordable Housing. We Can Create It Again. America’s packed eviction courts and overflowing homeless shelters are the result of decades of deliberate policy choices. We once made better choices rooted in a commitment to providing decent,…

“The fiscal starvation of public housing led to severe maintenance problems and an inevitable decline in available units.”

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Priced out of traditional housing, more Americans are living in RVs Moving into an RV may seem like a way to save money, but it can come with unexpected costs and trap families in a cycle of debt.

“I’m never going to be able to afford decent housing even though I have a steady income… That’s what’s really frustrating.”

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From extended-stay hotel to apartment: How Clayton’s eviction court can help About this article: This story is part of The Extended Stay Trap, a series that unpacks the overlapping challenges keeping families in Clayton County—and

“Mediation could be a faster, better way to resolve these cases for tenants, landlords, and the magistrate court.”

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