Updated on February 22, 2021. Renter-rights advocates are condemning signs that urge Burlington voters to protect tenants of color by rejecting a ballot item that would ban no-cause evictions. The proposal, the advocates say, would help, not harm, those tenants. Vote No on #5 Just Cause, the signs say. Protect BIPOC tenants from racist neighbors. The unsigned messages, which appeared along heavily trafficked public rights of way, seem to suggest that if Question 5 passes this Town Meeting Day, landlords would not be able to evict tenants who harass neighbors who are Black, Indigenous and other people of color. The orange and white placards drew ire from proponents of the ballot item, including City Councilor Zoraya Hightower (P-Ward 1), who last year became the first woman of color to be elected to the council.
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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.
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HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. â Facing eviction, Tampa resident Stephanie Shea chose homelessness over becoming the Hester Prynne of renters.
âThat Scarlet E is going to stay on your record,â Shea said.
After being laid off last March, Shea used her savings and unemployment benefits to pay bills. But by November she was behind on rent and her landlord filed for eviction.