Landlords are discriminating against renters who pay rent with housing vouchers, county leaders say
Hillsborough looking to pass Renter Rights Bill
Landlords discriminating against renters with vouchers, county leaders say
and last updated 2021-02-22 07:49:01-05
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. â Hillsborough County leaders say renters are now facing discrimination from landlords, making it harder than ever for them to find safe affordable housing. This comes amidst a huge affordable housing shortage across the Tampa Bay Area.
The affordable housing crisis in Hillsborough County has been growing for years. So when Cedar Pointe Apartments opened as an affordable development back in 2019, with options to put hundreds of residents in homes, tenants said it was a huge win.
Hillsborough kills âcorporate welfareâ program for residential developers
Commissioners end a program that pushed utility impact fees onto homebuyers via a 20-year assessment.
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Aerial photo of homes and new construction in the Southfork Lakes subdivision in Riverview. Wednesday, Hillsborough commissioners voted to end a program that shifted a greater share of water and sewer connection costs from developers to homebuyers. [ LUIS SANTANA | Times ]
Updated Feb. 4
TAMPA â Developers will no longer be able to pass on long-term water and sewer fees to buyers of new homes, Hillsborough commissioners decided Wednesday.
But the vote to kill the so-called impact fee assessment unit â a 20-year charge added to a home buyerâs tax bill to pay for connecting a newly built house to county utility service â was overshadowed by a tense exchange between commissioners over the merits of encouraging public participation via social media.
UpdatedSat, Jan 30, 2021 at 9:02 pm ET
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Residents age 65 and older check into the new state-run vaccination clinic at University Square Mall in Tampa. (Department of Health-Hillsborough County)
Correction: The state has contracted with vendor Sharecare to handle appointments for residents to get vaccinated.
FLORIDA Hoping to restore order to what s been chaos since the coronavirus vaccine was rolled out to residents 65 and older in late December, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said the state will take over vaccine registrations.
Meanwhile, reports that people from other countries were traveling to Florida to obtain coronavirus shots spurred Florida surgeon general Dr. Scott Rivkees to sign a public health advisory order that prioritizes Florida residents for the COVID-19 vaccine.
TAMPA In advance of Super Bowl 55 coming to Tampa, a Hillsborough County commissioner is looking to call more penalties on businesses not following the county’s rule on face masks. Commissioner Kimberly Overman says the county should beef up enforcement of its existing mandate that face coverings be worn inside businesses. She also will ask the rest of the commission to consider a proposed .
Hillsborough okays science museum loan with warning: This is it
Commission cuts $400,000 subsidy request to $250,000 for MOSI and says self-sustaining business plan is needed.
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Published Jan. 6
TAMPA â Hillsborough County commissioners provided their own arithmetic lesson to a museum that touts its teachings in science, technology, engineering and math â $250,000 is better than nothing.
Commissioners told officials from the Museum of Science and Industry on Fowler Avenue that their request to tap a county reserve account would be the final handout until the museum develops a self-sustaining business plan.
âI recognize we have to extend the lifeline now,â said Commissioner Harry Cohen. âThe demands that are going to be made on us by many of our cultural institutions are going to be enormous. This is just going to be a limit to what we can do.â