We all know how difficult it can be to find housing in the Bay Area and it’s even harder if you have an eviction on your record. Here's what experts say you should do before getting evicted.
More and more people are finding themselves living paycheck to paycheck in the greater Tampa Bay region. In some places, rent has doubled. The cost of everyday goods like gas and groceries keeps creeping up. All the while, wages lag behind and the affordable housing crisis looms. Amid cost-of-living increases, WUSF is focused on documenting how people are making ends meet.
St. Petersburg city leaders just made a change to help protect renters by requiring landlords to give month-to-month tenants a 21-day notice to vacate instead of 15 days. But many, including Aaron Deitrich of the SEIU Public Services Union, said it doesn’t go far enough.
The Tampa Bay area continues to experience high demand in housing and rising prices, on top of a growing need for affordable housing. On Wednesday, the city of Tampa took another step forward with the grand opening of the Boulevards at West River in West Tampa.