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One Year Of Right To Counsel In Cleveland Gives Low Income Tenants Facing Eviction A Lifeline

Rachel Rood

July 01, 2021 |

ideastream |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

Tenants in Cleveland can qualify for access to legal representation in eviction hearings through the Right to Counsel program. Similar programs across the country have resulted in high rates of success, with up to 85 percent of renters avoiding eviction.

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How to make space

Jimmy Thomson

May 19, 2021 |

Capital Daily |

Text |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Canada, Victoria, British Columbia

Canadian cities lack the housing supply to keep up with demand and zoning laws are partly to blame. Land is designated specifically for single-family homes, which is the least efficient use of space, generates the lowest tax revenue, and contributes to more traffic and fewer public transportation options. The zoning rules are meant to prevent one problem, overly dense cities and their attendant problems, but its unintended consequence is a market that's priced most people out of it.

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Pragmatic Housing Policies Considered

Jonathan L. Wharton

April 21, 2021 |

CTNewsJunkie |

Text |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Connecticut

A shortage of affordable housing options in Connecticut may be mitigated if proposals such as those in nearby states are implemented. New York and New Jersey require developers to set aside a certain percentage of new constructions for affordable housing and offer financial incentives that increase the supply of housing in neighborhoods that need them most. Vocational housing, which is income-based housing set aside specifically for public employees, allows teachers and officers to live in the neighborhood they serve. Transit-oriented development increases housing near existing transportation hubs.

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How Expanding Vouchers Could Improve Housing Stability

Jared Brey

April 20, 2021 |

Next City |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

Housing vouchers have proven to be the most effective intervention to address housing instability in America. The vouchers provide a subsidy that covers the difference between rent and what families can afford to pay. Labeling it as one of the most effective federal housing policies, advocates are pushing for policies that expand the voucher rental assistance.

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The Price Of Affordable Housing In Connecticut

Tom Kuser

April 19, 2021 |

WSHU Public Radio |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Connecticut

Innovative housing solutions in nearby states may help alleviate the lack of affordable housing in Connecticut. Vocational housing in New Jersey has enabled teachers and police officers to live in the areas they serve. Across the Northeast, housing has been built near transportation hubs in a policy known as transit-oriented development. Financial incentives for developers have also created housing in neighborhoods that need it most and mandatory quotas for every new construction project ensure a steady supply of new affordable housing.

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As eviction deadline looms, some cities provide free attorneys to renters

Nate Morabito

March 26, 2021 |

WCNC-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Charlotte, North Carolina

Right to Counsel laws ensure legal representation for tenants facing eviction in Ohio and New York. Results from various cities show that free legal aid results in lower eviction rates. Eviction rates in North Carolina are on the rise and advocates say the state needs to implement Right to Counsel laws.

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House Rules

Leah Cantor

March 03, 2021 |

Santa Fe Reporter |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Santa Fe, New Mexico

A shortage of available affordable housing in Santa Fe, New Mexico was exacerbated by inclusionary zoning laws that discouraged real estate development. Restrictions on new rental properties drastically increased rents due to a dearth of available housing and supply has increased as the law was reversed.

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‘Crime-Free' Housing Ordinances, Explained

Deborah N. Archer

February 17, 2021 |

The Appeal |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Starting in the early 1990s, thousands of American towns and cities passed "crime-free housing" ordinances that purport to reduce crime in rental housing. The laws encourage or require landlords to evict tenants based on calls to police, or the criminal records of tenants or their houseguests. The laws' lack of due process has turned them into a tool promoting segregation and retaliation against people of color. Frequently enacted in places that have begun to diversify racially, they give police too much power to declare certain residences a nuisance. Legal challenges have begun to curb some abuses.

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Support growing for ‘Pay to Stay' legislation to help curb some evictions

Conor Morris Taylor Haggerty

February 15, 2021 |

ideastream |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Toledo, Ohio

A 'pay to stay' law in Toledo and Yellow Springs, Ohio, is enabling renters to stay in their homes if they can cover any late rental payments in full. Current Ohio law allows a landlord to file for an eviction even if a tenant is just one day late on rent. The new legislation provides protection to tenants but the law differs from city to city. Housing advocates are pushing for the same law in Lakewood, South Euclid, and Cleveland Heights.

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Philadelphia's Eviction Diversion Program Extended After Showing Results

Jared Brey

December 22, 2020 |

Next City |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Dozens of evictions have been prevented in Philadelphia through a program that calls for mediation between landlord and tenant. The Eviction Diversion Program requires that disputes be worked through before an eviction claim can be filed. The success of the temporary program has led to an extension until March and “the hope is that it will become the new normal.”

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