/tags/rental-assistance rental assistance en-US WLRN Tue, 26 Jul 2022 21:32:00 GMT /news/2022-07-26/residents-in-lake-worth-beach-urge-officials-to-declare-housing-state-of-emergency-tenants-bill-of-rights Renters in Lake Worth Beach are fighting for more legal protections, urging city officials to pass a tenants' bill of rights similar to Miami-Dade County Tue, 26 Jul 2022 21:32:00 GMT /news/2022-07-26/residents-in-lake-worth-beach-urge-officials-to-declare-housing-state-of-emergency-tenants-bill-of-rights Wilkine Brutus /2022-05-13/skyrocketing-housing-costs-spark-calls-for-state-leaders-to-respond Florida’s spiraling housing affordability crisis has sent protestors to the streets across the state. Fri, 13 May 2022 18:38:15 GMT /2022-05-13/skyrocketing-housing-costs-spark-calls-for-state-leaders-to-respond Tom Hudson /news/2022-05-11/florida-will-stop-accepting-applications-this-week-for-rental-and-utility-assistance The Florida Department of Children and Families is poised to stop taking applications for a federally funded program that provides rental and utility assistance for low-income and unemployed residents. Wed, 11 May 2022 18:17:00 GMT /news/2022-05-11/florida-will-stop-accepting-applications-this-week-for-rental-and-utility-assistance News Service of Florida /2022-05-09/skyrocketing-rents-stutter-awareness-richard-blanco-miami-dades-first-poet-laureate Rent continues to skyrocket. How long will that last? Also, it’s National Stuttering Awareness Week, and we’re talking with the Miami Speech Institute. Plus, Richard Blanco shares with us how South Florida has impacted his poetry. Mon, 09 May 2022 21:34:58 GMT /2022-05-09/skyrocketing-rents-stutter-awareness-richard-blanco-miami-dades-first-poet-laureate Amber Amortegui, Leslie Ovalle Atkinson /news/2022-05-04/eviction-filings-are-up-sharply-as-pandemic-rental-aid-starts-to-run-out The federal rental aid program expects to distribute the rest of its money by mid-summer. Some cities have already run out of funding, pushing eviction filings higher than before the pandemic. Wed, 04 May 2022 15:10:21 GMT /news/2022-05-04/eviction-filings-are-up-sharply-as-pandemic-rental-aid-starts-to-run-out Jennifer Ludden /2022-04-18/nikolas-cruz-trial-an-affordable-housing-crisis-and-bonuses-cut-for-public-schools The jury selection for Nikolas Cruz's sentencing trial remains underway. Plus, an affordable housing crisis was declared in Miami-Dade County and cut bonuses for public schools in Broward may bring legal action. Mon, 18 Apr 2022 14:37:38 GMT /2022-04-18/nikolas-cruz-trial-an-affordable-housing-crisis-and-bonuses-cut-for-public-schools Natu Tweh /2022-02-21/rental-relief-in-hialeah-projected-increase-in-sea-levels-and-illegal-tourist-cruises-to-cuba Hialeah may be a blueprint for a solution to the rental crises, sea rise increase set to accelerate in 30 years, and evidence has been found showing tourist cruises to Cuba may have been illegal. Mon, 21 Feb 2022 19:24:05 GMT /2022-02-21/rental-relief-in-hialeah-projected-increase-in-sea-levels-and-illegal-tourist-cruises-to-cuba Natu Tweh /news/2022-02-07/florida-receives-an-additional-740-million-for-a-emergency-rental-assistance-program The state has accepted a second round of federal funding to continue its OUR Florida program, which has already distributed more than $858 million in assistance. Mon, 07 Feb 2022 14:51:10 GMT /news/2022-02-07/florida-receives-an-additional-740-million-for-a-emergency-rental-assistance-program Josuan Rodriguez /news/2021-10-22/they-didnt-pay-rent-and-stole-the-fridge-pandemic-spawns-nightmare-tenants Some landlords got hurt by tenants who took advantage of eviction bans during the pandemic. Now they can't get any help from a massive $47 billion federal rental assistance program. Fri, 22 Oct 2021 09:08:00 GMT /news/2021-10-22/they-didnt-pay-rent-and-stole-the-fridge-pandemic-spawns-nightmare-tenants Chris Arnold /news/2021-09-20/fort-lauderdale-still-has-funds-available-to-help-renters-impacted-by-covid-19 The city still has about $600,000 available to help renters pay back their landlords. Thu, 23 Sep 2021 19:16:41 GMT /news/2021-09-20/fort-lauderdale-still-has-funds-available-to-help-renters-impacted-by-covid-19 Caitie Muñoz