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“Recent research has shown that Connecticut lacks at least 110,000 units of housing to meet the population’s need.” Via: @ctmirror.org ctmirror.org/2025/02... #housing+ #urbanism #urbanism+

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"Once you become without a house, it's a lot harder to get back into one… if you have an eviction on your record, most landlords won't accept you." By: News 4 & Fox 11 mynews4.com/news/loc...

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"Once you become without a house, it's a lot harder to get back into one… if you have an eviction on your record, most landlords won't accept you." By: News 4 & Fox 11 mynews4.com/news/loc... #housing+ #urbanism #urbanism+

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Learn more about good cause eviction policies and more on this webinar hosted by @nlihc.bsky.social nlihc.org/resource/s... #housing+ #urbanism #urbanism+

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When families can stay in their homes, they can stay near their jobs, near their schools, near their family and their friends.” By @marylandmatters.org marylandmatters.org/... #housing+ #urbanism #urbanism+

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"Evictions are exacerbating our unhoused crisis… If you don’t turn off the faucet, if you don’t stop evictions, if you don’t keep people housed, your homeless population is just going to keep increasing.” nevadacurrent.com/2025/02/17/t... By @nevadacurrent.com's @mjlyle.bsky.social

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“As of Feb. 1, [Philadelphia] landlords had filed for roughly 13,200 evictions in the last year — down 37% compared to an average year before the pandemic.” www.inquirer.com/real-estate/... #housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism

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“In 2023, the Central Florida region saw a 10-year record-high number of eviction filings.” www.cfpublic.org/housing-home... via @cfpublicmedia.bsky.social #housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism

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“About 55% of metro Phoenix tenants are "cost-burdened,” paying more than 30% of their income toward rent.” www.azcentral.com/story/money/...

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“We have an affordable housing crisis just about everywhere in the country. We can’t afford to lose more affordable units, particularly as a result of a loophole in the law.” www.propublica.org/article/affo... Via: @propublica.org #housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism

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“For renters, the impact can be devastating… The threat of credit damage often pressures tenants to pay debts they believe are unfair.” www.wsj.com/personal-fin... via @wsj.com

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“Some of these people escrowed their rent, and they can’t afford these eviction cases. The city law clearly says if an apartment is not compliant, they can’t collect rent or evict residents.” www.metrotimes.com/news/detroit... Via: @metrotimes.com #housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism

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“We’re never going to get to building that 100,000 units of housing we need if half of Connecticut is not subject to these requirements of building more housing that is affordable for people.” ctnewsjunkie.com/2025/02/14/a... via: @ctnewsjunkie.bsky.social #housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism

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"When rent is unaffordable for so many District tenants, stripping their rights is not the solution.” www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202... via: @washingtonpost.com #urbanism+ #urbanism #housing+

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What did we learn from the tenant protections put in place during the pandemic? The Journal of Urban Affairs is preparing a special issue on how COVID-19 reshaped the rental landscape. Submit your paper and learn more here: think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu... #housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism

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“This is done during a weekday, people have got to take off work. I’ve talked to people that thought, ‘I hope I’m not fired.’” Via: The Statehouse File www.thestatehousefil... #housing+ #urbanism #urbanism+

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“In this housing market, tenants need every chance they can get to avoid evictions and stay stably housed. Otherwise the risk of homelessness for the tenants is high.” Via: @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025... #housing+ #urbanism #urbanism+

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“The status quo that's been going on has failed this city for decades.” Via: @wskg.bsky.social www.wskg.org/regiona... #housing+ #urbanism #urbanism+

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“Everyone we’re working with is in trauma, is facing an emotionally devastating loss. And in the vast majority of them, we can’t entirely stop that.” Via: @thecolumbian.bsky.social www.columbian.com/ne... #housing+ #urbanism #urbanism+

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“If we just let people get evicted, if we let them become homeless and lose them to other cities, we’re going to look back on this moment and wish we could have done something differently.” Via: @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/... #housing+ #urbanism #urbanism+

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“As you all know, our rapid population growth in the state has increased demand for housing, driving up costs, and many Idahoans are struggling to find housing they can afford.” Via: @idahocapitalsun.com idahocapitalsun.com/... #housing+ #urbanism #urbanism+

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"During this emergency, acts of kindness and compassion should not be punished.” Via: Costar News www.costar.com/artic...   #housing+ #urbanism #urbanism+

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“Sealing those records creates an enormous public good, because it allows us to house people who just a few years ago would not have been able to be housed.” Via: Salem Reporter www.salemreporter.co... #housing+ #urbanism #urbanism+

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“Each crisis is, “making it impossible for so many families to ever actually recover.”” Via @lapublicpress.bsky.social lapublicpress.org/20... #housing+ #urbanism #urbanism+

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“We have had, in New York City, a series of long-term policies that have promoted tenant stability that give rights to tenants that in many places in the United States they don’t have,” Eviction Lab’s @jpgarnham.bsky.social told Bronx Net. www.youtube.com/watc... #housing+ #urbanism #urbanism+

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“Los Angeles County social workers are using artificial intelligence to find people at risk of losing their homes before they become unhoused.” Via: @afrolanews.bsky.social afrolanews.org/2024/... #housing+ #urbanism #urbanism+

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“A lack of affordable housing in the area tells Gifford the problem will worsen before it gets better.” Via: KMTV www.3newsnow.com/pap... #housing+ #urbanism #urbanism+

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“Under California law, renters can legally withhold payment if landlords fail to maintain livable conditions.” Via: Central Coast Public Radio www.kcbx.org/infrast... #housing+ #urbanism #urbanism+

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“The Eaton and Palisades fires killed at least 29 people and destroyed more than 16,000 structures. More than 100,000 Angelenos had to evacuate their homes.” Via: @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/ne... #housing+ #urbanism #urbanism+

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"We are very worried about what this is going to mean for those individuals and those families.” www.channel3000.com/news/evictio... #housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism

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“For some, the storm meant lost work, homes damaged or destroyed, with the unemployment rate more than tripling in the aftermath.” www.citizen-times.com/story/news/l... #housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism

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“By investing in housing for our teachers, we’re also investing in the future success of our students.” 19thnews.org/2025/02/teac... carolina/ By @19thnews.org's @alexiswray.bsky.social #housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism

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“Rents have dipped in recent months, but they’re still higher than they were before the fires.” mauinow.com/2025/02/02/a... #housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism

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“In a given year between 2016 and 2021, nearly one quarter of Montana households, about 120,000 families, received at least one form of income-based public assistance.” www.publicnewsservice.org/2025-01-29/p... #housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism

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“State housing experts have tied the lack of housing in Connecticut to restrictive local zoning laws that make it hard to build multifamily housing.” ctmirror.org/2025/02/03/c... By @ctmirror.org's @ginnymonk.bsky.social #housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism

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“Overall, about 28% of clients who exited the city’s safe haven or stabilization beds in fiscal year 2022 were headed to permanent, subsidized housing.” gothamist.com/news/a-look-... By @gothamist.com's @clewisreports.bsky.social #housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism

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“Large and accumulating late fees can set renters back for months, leading to eviction or lead to large bills that may stay with them for a long time.” northdakotamonitor.com/2025/01/30/b... #housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism

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“Food banks across the nation are seeing a similar story: A post-pandemic wave of demand for food driven by working people caught in America’s cost-of-living crunch.” www.bloomberg.com/news/feature... via @bloomberg.com

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“We do not believe people should be evicted during a severe weather event, such as the snowstorm Louisville experienced earlier this month.” www.lpm.org/news/2025-01... By @byrobertor.lpm.org #housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism

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“Not all eviction proceedings are the same in every state, but in West Virginia, they are a summary process, allowing things to move quickly.” wchstv.com/news/local/q... #housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism

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“Evictions also create obstacles for people trying to access housing and are known to increase homelessness.” www.southcarolinapublicradio.org/sc-news/2025... #housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism

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“When tenants are rent burdened, even a minor economic event, such as a reduction in work hours or a large medical bill or a car repair, leads to eviction.” www.opb.org/article/2025... via @opb.bsky.social #housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism

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“Falling behind on rent payments often indicates financial stress and puts families at risk of eviction.“ www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/new... #housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism

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“In nearly 30 cities in Los Angeles County, the median rent for homes listed within two weeks after the fires began increased well past the legal limit of 10 percent.” www.washingtonpost.com/business/202... #housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism

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“Rental prices skyrocketed and low-income Vermonters stopped being able to afford rent.” www.wcax.com/2025/01/28/i... via @wcaxtv.bsky.social #housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism

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“Now, because of the people who have lost their homes, because of the fires, I fear this need to find housing will increase.” lapublicpress.org/2025/01/ange... By @lapublicpress.bsky.social's @reporterliz.bsky.social

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“65% of local landlords [in Denton] don’t disclose all of the fees they charge on their websites, or in telephone calls.” www.fbherald.com/news/state/h... By @lbreedingdrc.bsky.social #housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism

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“You could be the tenant who was wronged and you have that over your head. You actually were found blameless, but because it’s filed, that can carry on and be like a black cloud as you’re trying to get housing.” www.ibj.com/articles/hou... #housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism

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“People looking for more space, people relocating to Texas ... that stimulated a lot of construction.” www.kut.org/housing/2025... Via: @kutnews.bsky.social #housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism

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“The most important thing to remember about eviction is that you have rights. ” www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImBm...

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