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Download and review the 2023 Tenant Action Funds Information Package (PDF) to learn more about Tenant Action Funds. (torontohousing.ca)
The testbed is part of Akademiska Hus' planned student housing Cassiopeia, which will be built between LTH and Ideon in Lund during the period 2023-2024. (lu.se)

Despite photos showing just how severe and chronic the problem was, requests for maintenance from her landlord - the NSW Land and Housing Corporation - were denied. (theage.com.au)
It's really difficult for public housing tenants to get mould issues rectified simply by raising it with their landlord [the LHC]," she said. (theage.com.au)
Mackey said tenants were often forced to provide evidence the mould was caused by a structural issue - and not a lack of maintenance - in order for a landlord to be held responsible. (theage.com.au)
Adopting Together with Tenants has given us the opportunity to build positive relationships with residents and go further as a social landlord by taking the lead in accountability and resident oversight. (housing.org.uk)
The union was contacted by a tenant in Moonah in Hobart's outer suburbs who was evicted because the landlord wanted to use the property as an Airbnb rental. (abc.net.au)
This month, the commission fined another landlord $33,000 in civil penalties and directed the landlord to pay the prospective tenant emotional distress damages for rejecting the tenant's security voucher, a move that left the tenant homeless for months. (citylimits.org)
The landlord or PHA must give the tenant at least 14 business days to provide this information, and they may accept other forms of verification, at their discretion. (tenantsunion.org)
This information must be kept confidential by the PHA or landlord, unless otherwise agreed upon by the tenant, unless the information is necessary in an eviction proceeding or if required to do so by law. (tenantsunion.org)
Services provided by the Fair Housing Council include fair housing enforcement and education, landlord/tenant counseling, mediation and homebuyer HUD counseling which includes first-time homebuyer education and mortgage default counseling. (tenantstogether.org)
Rent-stabilized tenants remain more than $1 billion behind on rent payments more than three years after the arrival of the pandemic, according to a recent survey from the Community Housing Improvement Program, a landlord advocacy group. (crainsnewyork.com)
The study examined views and experiences of, for example, apartments and residential areas, Hoas as a landlord, common spaces of properties, preferred study places, and the effects of the covid-19 pandemic on housing. (hoas.fi)
The landlord, which markets the apartments to Columbia students by offering a free campus-area shuttle bus, has reportedly challenged tenants on residency requirements in Housing Court and allegedly installed covert surveillance cameras in the properties to monitor such requirements, according to the New York Times. (therealdeal.com)
The Seventh Circuit recently held that in addition to creating liability when a landlord intentionally discriminates against a tenant based on a protected characteristic, the Federal Housing Act (FHA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 3601-3619, also creates liability against a landlord that has actual notice of tenant-on-tenant harassment based on a protected status but chooses not to take any reasonable steps within its control to stop the harassment. (americanbar.org)
St. Andrew and the other defendants moved for dismissal, contending that the FHA does not make a landlord accountable for failing to stop tenant-on-tenant harassment unless the landlord's inaction was animated by discriminatory animus. (americanbar.org)
The court rejected St. Andrew's contention that because there is no agency or custodial relationship between a landlord and tenant, it had no duty to protect Wetzel from discriminatory harassment. (americanbar.org)
In 2004, tobacco control advocates in the Portland, Oregon, metropolitan area began to address this issue by launching a campaign to work with landlord and tenant advocates, private- and public-sector property managers, and other housing stakeholders to encourage smoke-free policies in multiunit housing. (cdc.gov)
AF Bostäder administers student housing in Lund and stiftelsen, with its approximately 6000 residences, is Lund's largest landlord for students. (lu.se)
The landlord and tenant guide to pest management: the key to safe pest control is teamwork. (cdc.gov)

The commission also just released this fact sheet on housing voucher discrimination to clarify protections. (citylimits.org)
In addition to strengthening tenant protections, the group has suggested an executive order to set rent caps on federally backed mortgages and subsidized housing. (wypr.org)
Washington, D.C. - Today, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) issued a Request for Input (RFI) on tenant protections at multifamily properties with mortgages backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises). (fhfa.gov)
FHFA took a number of actions that provided multifamily tenant protections and support for multifamily property owners during the COVID-19 national emergency. (fhfa.gov)
Comments may be submitted via FHFA's website (select "Tenant Protections" from the "Select a Topic" menu) or mailed to the Federal Housing Finance Agency, Office of Multifamily Analytics and Policy, 400 7th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20219. (fhfa.gov)
After months of holding community meetings and legal clinics and identifying the urgent issues tenants were experiencing, it was clear we needed to fight for more legal protections for renters and accountability for abusive landlords in Miami. (nlihc.org)

Since launching our Together with Tenants action plan in 2021, we've been working closely with residents and customers to deliver on the actions set and improve our overall service. (housing.org.uk)

Although the existing PRH rent adjustment mechanism has ensured PRH households' ability to afford the rent, individual tenants may face temporary financial hardship due to various situations. (gov.hk)
HD staff are always prepared to assist tenants in applying for RAS, particularly households with elderly and disabled family members. (gov.hk)
We are a HUD-certified counseling agency that provides free and low-cost financial and housing counseling to low- and moderate-income households from throughout the city. (tenantstogether.org)
Despite housing some of the most vulnerable in society, social rented households are now much more likely to have someone in work than in past decades. (smf.co.uk)
Evidence showed that households who used vouchers reported greater housing quality and security, less poverty and food insecurity, and fewer physical and mental health conditions compared with households who were eligible, but not offered, assistance from voucher programs. (thecommunityguide.org)
Tenant-based housing voucher programs help households with very low incomes afford safe and sanitary housing in the private market. (thecommunityguide.org)
Vouchers are tied to households rather than specific housing units, so that households can use vouchers to move to neighborhoods with greater opportunities. (thecommunityguide.org)
They needed to link up the different agencies that were accessing tenants households. (designcouncil.org.uk)
APCHA's temporary policy changes issued last week for working households affected by COVID-19 include the suspension of late fees for tenants in properties managed by APCHA. (aspentimes.com)
Voters in Canada's 4 million renter households have a new tool they can use to grill candidates on affordable housing in October's federal election. (torontotenants.org)
An alarming one in five households is paying more than half of their income on rent, a situation that puts them at risk of homelessness, say affordable housing advocates. (torontotenants.org)
More than 10 per cent of rental households are living in overcrowded conditions such as sharing a house or apartment with other families or renting a smaller unit than needed. (torontotenants.org)
Public housing is a lifeline for those who can't afford to rent in the private market, but the numbers of households in this position means many must wait years for a place. (rlc.org.au)
Tenant-based housing voucher programs (voucher programs) limit rent to 30% or less of household income to help households with low income obtain safe and affordable housing. (cdc.gov)
OBJECTIVE: To determine the effectiveness of voucher programs in improving housing, health, and other health-related outcomes for households with low income. (cdc.gov)

FAQs for Sublet.com Landlords and Tenants. (sublet.com)

On December 14, 2022, City Council adopted a new regulatory framework for multi-tenant (rooming) houses, which will permit multi-tenant houses all across Toronto. (toronto.ca)

Aug. 27, 2018), Marsha Wetzel alleged that after moving into Glen St. Andrew Living Community, she was subjected to physical and verbal abuse from other tenants because she is openly lesbian. (americanbar.org)

Tenants of the House is a 2019 Nollywood film written by Tunde Babalola, produced by Dr. Wale Okediran and directed by Kunle Afolayan under the sponsorship of Ford Foundation, Premero Consulting Ltd, Bank of Industry, and National Livestock Transformation Plan. (wikipedia.org)
We studied the successful model of KC Tenants, a union of renters who fought and won their Tenant Bill of Rights in Kansas City in 2019, and we got to work building our own. (nlihc.org)

Unfortunately, many New Yorkers don't know they are protected by the Law, which is why the commission is hosting its Fifth Annual Fair Housing Symposium this week to educate people their rights and how to file a claim when they experience lawful source of income discrimination and tenant harassment. (citylimits.org)
The Tenant Engagement System supports an inclusive and accessible environment that promotes dignity and respect, free of discrimination and harassment. (torontohousing.ca)
Orbach's actions have drawn scrutiny from state attorney general Eric Schneiderman, with some tenants receiving letters from Schneiderman's office in January notifying that them of an investigation into "complaints of tenant harassment. (therealdeal.com)
It made clear that the duty not to discriminate in housing conditions encompasses the duty not to permit known harassment on protected grounds (i.e., common areas of the building). (americanbar.org)
St. Andrew, for instance, could have evicted any tenants that interfered with the peaceful use and enjoyment of the community by other tenants or suspended privileges for tenants who failed to abide by its anti-harassment policies. (americanbar.org)

We have had numerous reports from LMH tenants that they've been threatened with eviction whether they can't pay or won't pay the bedroom tax. (libcom.org)
and no mention of truly protecting tenants from eviction. (libcom.org)
They include putting an immediate end to eviction stays for hardships related to the pandemic, expanding the 18-b program that provides attorneys to the indigent in criminal court to tenants facing eviction and placing a one-time temporary freeze on property taxes for buildings with large rent arrears. (crainsnewyork.com)
But supporters say solutions for the housing crisis take years to play out, and people at risk of eviction or even homelessness need help now. (wypr.org)

Although the number of tenants behind on rent has dropped since Covid-19 hit, rent-stabilized buildings remain in rough financial shape, according to CHIP Executive Director Jay Martin. (crainsnewyork.com)
FHFA's decision to evaluate the Enterprises' multifamily tenant standards is based on lessons learned from COVID-19, rising rents, and a shortage of safe and affordable housing in America. (fhfa.gov)
The Aspen-Pitkin County Housing Authority will be "erring on the side of leniency" regarding the agency's rules when it comes to people who have been impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. (aspentimes.com)
Tenants in good standing can terminate their leases without penalties as long as they provide a 30-day notice and can prove their job loss was due to COVID-19, among other requirements. (aspentimes.com)
During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, members and organizers with the Miami Workers Center knocked on hundreds of doors to connect with tenants facing evictions. (nlihc.org)

Majority of the UK land lords are planning a "rent freeze" as they take into account the affordability of tenants, though the upward pressure in the housing rent sector still exists, according to a recent survey from property website Rightmove. (ibtimes.co.uk)
It consists of an interactive online map developed by a partnership of non-profit housing organizations and credit unions which tracks renter income, affordability and overcrowding for the first time in more than 800 cities and regions across the country and in all 338 federal ridings. (torontotenants.org)

In one sense, this confirms the fact that housing associations and councils are performing their 'social' job of housing the most vulnerable in society. (smf.co.uk)
to help distribute Tenant Councils and Use of Space funds to tenants or tenant groups who need resources for community initiatives. (torontohousing.ca)
Tenant Councils share common goals with property managers and services providers - like wanting to keep tenants housed and have safe, enjoyable communities. (csh.org)
We wrote this guide as a community of authors, using experiences from our own lives as people who live in supportive housing, advocate for supportive housing, have led or participated in Tenant Councils, and who have provided services in supportive housing. (csh.org)
Like many councils, Hackney faces pressure on its social housing. (designcouncil.org.uk)

Other tactics allegedly include offers to buy out leases to tenants facing legal action, as well as the use of a private investigator to obtain information for use in Housing Court. (therealdeal.com)

The Miami Tenant Bill of Rights is a set of policies born out of the collective determination of hundreds of renters and families across Miami to stand up and fight back for our homes and our communities. (nlihc.org)
Despite declines in exposure to secondhand smoke among adults in the United States because of state workplace smoking laws, renters in multiunit housing remain at elevated risk for home exposure to secondhand smoke (1). (cdc.gov)
Many renters and landlords support smoke-free housing. (cdc.gov)

Federal and state anti-discrimination laws limit what you can say and do in the tenant selection process. (nolo.com)
The Federal Fair Housing Acts (42 U.S. Code §§ 3601-3619, 3631) prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, religion, national origin, sex ( including sexual orientation and gender identity ), age, familial status, physical or mental disability (including recovering alcoholics and people with a past drug addiction). (nolo.com)
And if you give one person a break (such as lowering the security deposit for a single mother but not for other tenants), you'll likewise risk a charge of discrimination from other tenants. (nolo.com)
This form of housing discrimination is called lawful source of income discrimination. (citylimits.org)
An attorney for the housing agency, Jonathan Brogan, sought without success to argue that while "an unfortunate disagreement" occurred that included "a lot of difficult words," it didn't rise to the level of racial discrimination. (pressherald.com)
A major area of concern that has been receiving a significant amount of attention1 over the last couple of years is discrimination against prospective tenants who receiving housing assistance, such as Section 8. (marealtor.com)
Another area of concern is housing discrimination based upon familial status, which occurs when housing providers screen out prospective tenants with children. (marealtor.com)

This policy paper includes systems and policy recommendations to better meet the needs of aging residents currently in supportive housing. (csh.org)
We wrote this guide for tenants in supportive housing. (csh.org)
If you are a tenant living in supportive housing and looking to create a council for tenants, this book is for you. (csh.org)

This page contains resources relating to public and community housing renewal, and transfers of housing stock from public to community providers. (tenants.org.au)
Carmen Simpson, chair of Phoenix Community Housing shares why engaging with tenants and getting involved with communities is so important, in this video from Housing 23. (tpas.org.uk)
The Tenant Engagement System is the formal system of engaging tenants living in Toronto Community Housing, with the goal to increase tenant participation in local decision making. (torontohousing.ca)
The vision of the Tenant Engagement System is to foster relationships with tenants and build vibrant communities through diverse, inclusive and collaborative methods that give all tenants of Toronto Community Housing Corporation a voice and input into community-related decision-making. (torontohousing.ca)
Members of the Tenant Action Funds Tables include Toronto Community Housing tenants from across the city. (torontohousing.ca)
For over 15 years, the Participatory Budgeting (PB) process has given Toronto Community Housing tenants the opportunity to decide how to spend funds to improve their buildings, developments, and communities. (torontohousing.ca)
The Tenant and Community Services Committee of Toronto Community Housing Corporation met on January 25, 2013, in the Main Floor Conference Room, 931 Yonge Street, commencing at 9:08 a.m. (torontohousing.ca)

The city's assistance programs, which are part of Mayor de Blasio's broader effort to get people into permanent housing, have helped more than 55,000 New Yorkers transition from shelters to permanent housing or avoid shelters altogether. (citylimits.org)
To solve the city's housing crisis, they are picking on public housing tenants, those on the second rung of the housing ladder. (rlc.org.au)

Jim Lapides, with the National Multifamily Housing Council, tracked 19 state legislatures that had rent control proposals this year - nearly all of them to expand it. (wypr.org)
Through their role as secondary market participants in the multifamily housing market, the Enterprises have a public mission to support the availability of safe, decent and affordable housing. (fhfa.gov)
The Enterprises have a responsibility to not only ensure liquidity is available for affordable rental housing, but also to address challenges faced by tenants and property owners in the multifamily housing market," said Director Sandra L. Thompson. (fhfa.gov)

Pizacani B, Laughter D, Menagh K, Stark M, Drach L, Hermann-Franzen C. Moving multiunit housing providers toward adoption of smoke-free policies. (cdc.gov)
Tenants in multiunit housing are at elevated risk for exposure to secondhand smoke at home because of smoke migration from other units. (cdc.gov)
Tenants in multiunit housing can be exposed to secondhand smoke from seepage through walls, wiring, plumbing, and ventilation systems and under doors (2,3). (cdc.gov)
Tobacco smoking in multiunit housing can lead to secondhand-smoke (SHS) exposure among nonsmokers, increased maintenance costs for units where smoking is permitted, and fire risks. (cdc.gov)
This may be particularly true for residents of multiunit housing, where SHS can infiltrate smokefree living units from units that permit smoking and shared areas. (cdc.gov)
In addition to SHS-related healthcare costs, smoking in multiunit housing can lead to excess expenses from property renovation and smoking-attributable fires. (cdc.gov)

The NSW government owns and manages nearly 100,000 public housing units. (theage.com.au)
Last year, the commission fined one management company operating more than 500 units citywide with a record $100,000 civil penalty for refusing to show a prospective tenant an apartment after he revealed he had a Section 8 voucher. (citylimits.org)

Criminal records have long been a barrier to housing in the U.S. and have contributed to what advocates refer to as the prison to homelessness pipeline. (nextcity.org)
Tenant advocates claim the Orbach Group is attempting to harass and drive out lower and middle-income residents in Manhattan Valley, near Columbia University, in an effort to replace them with Columbia students and higher-income tenants. (therealdeal.com)

Fair housing laws specify clearly illegal reasons to refuse to rent to a tenant. (nolo.com)
Public housing tenants pay 25-30 per cent of their income in rent. (theage.com.au)
Eastern Area Tenants' Service tenant advocate Phoenix Van Dyke, who represented Suzal at the tribunal, questioned how much the government would be spending on reduced rent and compensation for these mould cases instead of addressing the root causes. (theage.com.au)
The Tenants' Union Rent Tracker Research Project aims to give tenants, researchers, journalists, and others a clear way to understand rent movements in NSW. (tenants.org.au)
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Dozens of people living in a North Portland apartment building are facing massive rent increases, despite the fact that many of their apartments are considered affordable housing. (kptv.com)
And although Schreiner's rent is protected by federal affordable housing standards, rent limits are determined by the area's median income, which has increased dramatically over the last several years. (kptv.com)
A multi-tenant house, commonly known as a rooming house, is where four or more people rent rooms and share a kitchen and/or washroom. (toronto.ca)
The Rent Assistance Scheme (RAS) of Hong Kong Housing Authority (HA) provides relief in the form of rent reductions to public rental housing (PRH) tenants who are facing temporary financial hardship. (gov.hk)
granting rent assistance to all successful applicants with retrospective effect from the first day of the month of the application, and reducing the frequency of review of RAS eligibility from once every year to once every two years, so that tenants with short-term financial difficulties can obtain assistance in a timely manner. (gov.hk)
Landlords assume you're a drug addict or something just because you're using a housing voucher to pay rent. (citylimits.org)
These are just a two of many stories the NYC Commission on Human Rights has heard from New Yorkers who have been unfairly turned away from housing because of how they pay their rent or security deposit. (citylimits.org)
Landlords and brokers cannot refuse to take people's government assistance or housing vouchers toward the payment of rent or security deposits, nor can they reject tenants by telling them "they don't earn enough income" to meet their income requirement. (citylimits.org)
Rejecting a tenant because of how they pay their rent is humiliating experience with dire consequences, leaving many with few or no other housing options. (citylimits.org)
However, the majority of landlords now seem to be prepared to exercise constraint and are planning a 'rent freeze' for 2013," said Miles Shipside, director and housing market analyst at Rightmove. (ibtimes.co.uk)
Taking the facts into account, landlords will now consider a rent freeze as they worry about loss of tenants and void periods. (ibtimes.co.uk)
CHIP conducted its survey on Sept. 19 and 20 and received responses from owners and operators of about 78,000 rent-stabilized units whose tenants owed about $98 million in rent. (crainsnewyork.com)
Roughly 93,500 tenants are more than three months behind on rent, according to CHIP. (crainsnewyork.com)
Only about half of tenants who are more than three months behind in rent are even in housing court , according to CHIP's estimates. (crainsnewyork.com)
Housing court officials have been partnering with the city to help tenants and, in turn, landlords receive back rent, according to Lucian Chalfen, spokesman for the state's Office of Court Administration. (crainsnewyork.com)
They want the Biden administration to regulate rent increases on federally-backed housing. (wypr.org)
Dickerson is part of a vibrant tenants' rights movement that has revived a push for rent control, fueled by anger and desperation after years of rent hikes that have outpaced wages and inflation . (wypr.org)
This expansion is happening despite years of research that shows rent control can actually reduce the overall amount of affordable housing, and may not help those who need it most. (wypr.org)
Tenant activists calling for regulation of rent hikes outside the White House. (wypr.org)
Tenant-based housing voucher programs may vary with regard to eligibility criteria (e.g., family income level), rental process (e.g., time allowed to find and rent a property), assistance (e.g., counseling in finding rentals), relocation requirements (e.g., housing in low-poverty neighborhoods), and availability of short-term payments for initial expenses (e.g., rental deposits). (thecommunityguide.org)
Know your rights when you rent a house or apartment. (hud.gov)
I think this needs to be three months" and not have rent paid back, APCHA chairman John Ward said, adding that it's likely that 80% of the people who live in the agency's rental housing have lost their jobs and have no income coming in. (aspentimes.com)
Tenants can request a one-month deferral for April rent, but only if they sign a repayment plan for making up the deferred rent over the remainder of their lease, not to exceed six months. (aspentimes.com)
Tenants receiving emergency financial assistance for rent from Pitkin County Human Services are not be eligible for rent deferral for April from APCHA. (aspentimes.com)
Furthermore, a housing provider may not refuse to rent to a family with young children because the property is not lead safe. (marealtor.com)
A housing provider must be prepared and willing to rent to families with young children that are otherwise qualified. (marealtor.com)
Housing providers also may not refuse to rent to families with children out of concern for noise disturbances to other tenants. (marealtor.com)

Specifically, the owner billed HUD for at least 97 tenants who did not exist or whose income eligibility was either falsified or unsupported. (freebeacon.com)
In the past, the HA has relaxed the eligibility criteria for applying for RAS several times in response to the demand of tenants and the socio-economic situation. (gov.hk)

The massive delays in housing court are causing an emergency funding crisis, with non-payment proceedings often taking more than a year to be adjudicated," he said. (crainsnewyork.com)
We are going to work with everybody," said APCHA Executive Director Mike Kosdrosky, adding he urges tenants and homeowners affected by the crisis to be sure to communicate with the agency. (aspentimes.com)

And in nearby Richmond, California, the city passed a ban on background checks in 2016, though it was limited to federally-funded affordable housing. (nextcity.org)
The diagnosis of the situation with the help of research instruments occured in the timespan of 2015 and 2016, having the tenants, tecnicians and housing administrators as a part of this process. (bvsalud.org)

As of 2020, 60% of all Fair Housing Complaints were related to requests for a reasonable accommodation for an assistance animal. (marealtor.com)

Redfern Legal Centre Tenants' Advocate Alison Mackey said the mould was a "chronic issue" affecting tenants across the city, with humidity in summer exacerbating issues. (theage.com.au)
We took the opportunity of a recent visit to Murra Mia Western Aboriginal Tenants Advice and Advocacy Service to interview Sonya Mooring, the Tenant Advocate and Team Leader. (tenants.org.au)

The redevelopment of Waterloo's public housing estate will hardly make a dent in easing housing pressure in Sydney. (rlc.org.au)

Antidiscrimination laws limit the tenants you can accept and reject. (nolo.com)

Four in ten housing associations already provide employment and skills support to their tenants, including by setting up social enterprises, providing training opportunities and using their role as employers and contractors to make apprenticeship and employment opportunities available. (smf.co.uk)
Significant reductions to housing association revenues are set to put pressure on their ability to fulfil their broader roles as social market institutions, for instance in the sphere of employment support. (smf.co.uk)
in return for this greater certainty of income, housing associations would commit to allocate a portion of this revenue to a fund to help training and employment support or to boost work incentives for tenants. (smf.co.uk)
Support and provide resources where tenants are engaged and have opportunities to thrive and play leadership roles to build their communities. (torontohousing.ca)
This guidebook can also be used by PSH developers, property managers and service providers who want to support the development of a healthy Tenant Council - one that is led by tenants and operates for tenants. (csh.org)
Hackney Council wanted to better support tenants of private rented accommodation, where problems can be more difficult to report. (designcouncil.org.uk)
Tenant leaders and organizers from Miami Workers Center met with county commissioners and the county mayor's office, sharing their testimonies and urging for elected officials to do the right thing and support our Tenant Bill of Rights. (nlihc.org)
Most people with disabilities have heard of accessibility rights for those who need wheelchair accessible housing or for those with service or emotional support animals. (nlihc.org)
Last Saturday, Shelter NSW braved the rainy weather and proudly attended a community BBQ run by the "Friends of Erskineville" group, in support of public housing tenants in Explorer Street, Eveleigh. (shelternsw.org.au)
However, that support ended on April 28, leaving residents challenged to find immediate housing in a barely navigable workforce housing market. (keysweekly.com)
Neighborhood support can improve aging in place for older adults, but research on the role of public housing staff in supporting older tenants is lacking. (lu.se)
The staff identified CI management dilemmas in meeting older tenants' support needs while following the housing company's. (lu.se)
The staff identified CI management dilemmas in meeting older tenants' support needs while following the housing company's regulations, maintaining professional responsibilities, respecting individual work attitudes and preferences, and experienced a lack of competencies in some situations. (lu.se)

maintenance staff, n = 18) collected data about critical situations among older tenants residing in apartments in Sweden. (lu.se)
Nevertheless, the tenants report situations involving prejudice, struggles in living with other people as well as other types of suffering. (bvsalud.org)

The toxic fungi crept up the walls of her public housing unit in Waverley and grew in spatters across her roof. (theage.com.au)
It took years for the government to address chronic mould in Nada Suzdal's public housing unit, and now the mould is returning. (theage.com.au)
LHC has responded to nearly 300 public housing mould complaints in the past four months, and 1153 in the previous financial year. (theage.com.au)
Angela Sharp holds her breath when using her bathroom at her public housing unit in Waverly to avoid breathing in mould spores. (theage.com.au)
Create a map of public places in the neighbourhood where tenants/clients can go to cool off or breath in filtered air (places with filtered air conditioning/HVAC systems), review it during building meetings, and post it on building message boards. (bchousing.org)
It states that tenants may not be denied admission to or terminated from Low Income Public Housing, project-based Section 8 housing, or the Section 8 (Housing Choice) voucher program because of their status as victims of domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking. (tenantsunion.org)
Public Housing Authorities (PHA's) and landlords must prove that there is an "actual and imminent threat" to other residents or staff on the property in order to evict a household for reasons related to domestic violence. (tenantsunion.org)
Like residents in Glebe, these tenants are facing the loss of their homes and years of uncertainty as a result of NSW Government plans to redevelop public housing sites across the city. (shelternsw.org.au)
Public housing tenants are standing firm as public housing redevelopment in Waterloo and Redfern threaten their homes. (rlc.org.au)
But public housing tenants are also facing upheaval and uncertainty in inner-city areas such as Waterloo and Redfern, as a result of redevelopments that they feel are aimed at pushing their communities out of the city. (rlc.org.au)
What is happening to public housing? (rlc.org.au)
The lack of public housing investment in New South Wales and the costs of private rental mean over 50,000 people are on the state waiting list. (rlc.org.au)
In inner-city areas, they face a wait of five to ten years for public housing. (rlc.org.au)
In the last three years, the government has sold off half as much public housing as it has built. (rlc.org.au)
One of these projects involves Sydney's largest inner-city public housing estates, in Waterloo. (rlc.org.au)
The campaign resulted in Oregon's largest private property management company and its largest public housing authority adopting no-smoking policies for their properties and a 29% increase in the availability of smoke-free rental units in the Portland-Vancouver metro area from 2006 through 2009. (cdc.gov)
We learned the importance of building partnerships with public and private stakeholders, collecting local data to shape educational messages, and emphasizing to landlords the business case, not the public health rationale, for smoke-free housing. (cdc.gov)
Estimates were calculated overall and by cost type for all U.S. subsidized housing, as well as for public housing only. (cdc.gov)
Prohibiting smoking in U.S. public housing alone would yield cost savings of approximately $154 million per year. (cdc.gov)
Among these individuals, 2.1 million lived in public housing, which is housing either owned or operated by a Housing Authority. (cdc.gov)
Researchers, university students, organizations within the public and private sectors as well as civil society organizations will be key actors for providing input for developing future student housing. (lu.se)

NLIHC will host the next session of "Tenant Talk Live" - a meeting geared towards tenant and resident leaders - on Monday, December 4, at 6 pm ET. (nlihc.org)
NLIHC will host the next session of "Tenant Talk Live" - a webinar geared towards tenant and resident leaders - today, September 18, at 6 pm ET. (nlihc.org)

Though the housing rents are expected to go up further in 2013, Rightmove sees the annual rate of rental growth ease to about 2 percent for the year. (ibtimes.co.uk)
The widening gap between tenant demand and rental property supply over the last few years has fuelled upwards pressure on rents. (ibtimes.co.uk)
Britons are spending a significant portion of their monthly take-home pay on house rents. (ibtimes.co.uk)
Further, 22 percent of tenants are spending more than 50 percent of their salary on housing rents. (ibtimes.co.uk)
They need to weigh up whether it is better to 'stick' and hold rents for a model tenant or 'twist' and chance a rise and run the risk of ending up with a less desirable occupant, or even a void," Shipside said. (ibtimes.co.uk)
It began when construction plummeted after the 2008 housing crash, and it's led to historically low vacancy rates that have helped drive up rents most everywhere. (wypr.org)
Lapides says capping rents does not add to the housing stock, discourages developers from building in that market, and over the longer term can actually lead to fewer affordable units. (wypr.org)
Vitalius heads the Rental Housing Alliance of Southern Maine and also rents out 30 places. (wypr.org)

The problem is as we get more income inequality, median incomes and even 60% of median incomes, what's affordable at that rate is still not affordable to a large number of people," said Leeor Schweitzer, an organizer with Portland Tenants United. (kptv.com)

The remaining authors (B.P., L.D., and M.S.) helped write this case study and conducted a related evaluation of the implementation of a smoke-free policy in housing managed by 1 of the stakeholders (6). (cdc.gov)

This gives tenants little security of tenure and exposes them to frequent upheaval, inadequate conditions and rental hikes. (rlc.org.au)

Guided by the principles for effective and meaningful engagement - Respect , Equity , Informative , Inclusiveness , Accessibility and Collaboration, TCHC is committed to a robust and effective tenant engagement process and equitable opportunities for all tenants. (torontohousing.ca)
Promote sustainable and equitable access to affordable housing. (fhfa.gov)

Estimated annual cost savings associated with SHS-related health care, renovation of units that permit smoking, and smoking-attributable fires in U.S. subsidized housing were calculated using residency estimates from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and previously reported national and state cost estimates for these indicators. (cdc.gov)

The Legal Aid Society's Civil Practice has experienced and entry-level Staff Attorney positions available citywide in the Housing Justice - Tenant Defense unit. (probono.net)

When choosing tenants, keep in mind the following best practices. (nolo.com)

Swedish and international students as well as visiting researchers will be tenants of Cassiopeia. (lu.se)

29 July 2009 New tenants join ORT Houses community of values ORT House is not only the building where World ORTs administrative offices are based it is the heart of a community of organisations dedicated to the common good, the well-being of the Jewish People, and the success of the State of Israel. (ort.org)
The congregation of like-minded organisations benefits the organisations themselves but the icing on the cake of ORT Houses commercial success is the contribution it makes to the educational progress of ORT students around the world. (ort.org)
I was impressed when I visited ORT House because all the tenants are organisations that are connected in one way or another to the State of Israel. (ort.org)

These facts put Hackney's private tenants at substantial risk of developing physical or mental health problems as a result of substandard living conditions. (designcouncil.org.uk)
A housing provider may also request to meet with the prospective tenant and the animal to individually assess whether the animal would pose a direct threat to the health or safety of other tenants or cause substantial damage to the property. (marealtor.com)
Efforts to prohibit smoking in all U.S. subsidized housing would protect health and generate substantial cost savings to society. (cdc.gov)

Health-related outcomes include housing quality and security, healthcare use, and neighborhood opportunities (e.g., lower poverty level, better schools). (thecommunityguide.org)
Females 10-20 years of age whose families use tenant-based vouchers to live in lower poverty neighborhoods experience better health outcomes while males of the same age experience worse physical and mental health outcomes. (thecommunityguide.org)
National figures show that a third of private rented accommodation fails to meet the Decent Homes Standard and, in Hackney, 39% of private tenants were below the poverty line. (designcouncil.org.uk)

The tenant engagement system provides the framework for how TCHC will deliver on a commitment made by the City of Toronto through Shareholder Direction, calling for tenant input on decisions at the local and corporate levels. (torontohousing.ca)
TCHC is committed to this effective engagement system which allows tenants from all communities across the city to get involved. (torontohousing.ca)
What is the Tenant Engagement System? (torontohousing.ca)
Tenants and staff have worked together over the past several years to develop a new Tenant Engagement System that encourages and empowers more TCHC tenants to get involved in local decision-making in their community. (torontohousing.ca)
Learn more about how the tenant engagement system was developed at TCHC and our improvements over the years. (torontohousing.ca)
The foundation of the Tenant Engagement System is the needs and priorities identified by tenants through a priority-setting process. (torontohousing.ca)
Tenant priorities inform the focus of all structures in the Tenant Engagement System. (torontohousing.ca)
The City-Wide Tenant-Staff Engagement Advisory Committee developed a shared vision, core values and principles, and key objectives to guide any changes to the current Tenant Engagement System. (torontohousing.ca)
The refreshed Tenant Engagement System must be accountable to the needs of communities, tenants and TCHC's Shareholder Direction. (torontohousing.ca)
Review our Questions and Answers (PDF) document for more information about the Tenant Engagement System. (torontohousing.ca)

She went on to say that many people on the street were "already housed" and were refusing shelter beds and services. (nextcity.org)
The maximum amount of beds/tenants in this housing area is 43. (lu.se)

We are very happy to have these two teams with us at ORT House, which is becoming one of the main centres of Jewish intellectual life in London, Mr Singer said. (ort.org)

Prior inspections have already caused the closure of Mariners Place, a 15-unit apartment building on Coco Plum Drive built in 1978, along with temporary closures of popular eatery Panda House and a multi-unit commercial building on 53rd Street Ocean housing six small businesses, within the last 14 months. (keysweekly.com)

Multi-tenant houses are an important part of the affordable rental housing market and provides single-room accommodation to diverse communities, including students, seniors, new immigrants and low/moderate income residents. (toronto.ca)
Airbnb is spreading into Hobart's outer suburbs, leading to more long-term rentals being taken off the housing market, Tasmania's tenants union' says. (abc.net.au)
Anyone interested in BMR (Below market rate) Housing and rental education. (tenantstogether.org)
FHFA experts provide reliable data, including all states, about activity in the U.S. mortgage market through its House Price Index, Refinance Report, Foreclosure Prevention Report, and Performance Report. (fhfa.gov)
After years of strong housing market growth, Sydney's property market is slowing. (rlc.org.au)

The Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) recommends tenant-based housing voucher programs to improve health and health-related outcomes for adults and to advance health equity. (thecommunityguide.org)
https://www.thecommunityguide.org/news/tenant-based-housing-voucher-programs-advance-health-equity.html. (thecommunityguide.org)

LMH are desperate to get tenants to set up direct debits in order to secure the housing association's rental income that'll be cut by the bedroom tax. (libcom.org)
The report also forecasts that 59 per cent of existing tenants would experience a "rental trap", the highest level Rightmove has recorded since it started its quarterly rental surveys in 2010. (ibtimes.co.uk)
The tenants would like to buy a house due to the rental pressure but cannot afford to do so. (ibtimes.co.uk)
This information is available through the HUD website under Rental Assistance, More About Renting, Ten Tips every tenant should know. (hud.gov)
and (5) that tenants not be required to disclose if they have previously been evicted on a rental application. (nlihc.org)
The Canadian Rental Housing Index is calling attention to the plight of tenants in Canada. (torontotenants.org)

An audit released last month found that managers of Section 8 housing in Jefferson County, Texas, defrauded the government by stealing the identities of former tenants and falsifying incomes. (freebeacon.com)
If we want help out people who are actually making low incomes, we need to have subsidized housing, highly subsidized housing or housing that's publicly run that's not for profit, that's intended to lose money because we want people to be housed," said Schweitzer. (kptv.com)

British ORT, The Kennedy Leigh Charitable Trust, Weizmann UK, the Jewish Book Council, and the Ben-Gurion University Foundation have long found the office and conference facilities at ORT House, which is owned by World ORT, perfect for their needs. (ort.org)

Homelessness NSW acting CEO Amy Hains said much of the state's social housing stock needed retrofitting to make it liveable. (theage.com.au)
Minister for Housing and Homelessness Rose Jackson said the Waverly property stories were "deeply disappointing" and represented "unacceptable living conditions", and has requested the matter be investigated by the department. (theage.com.au)
We can absolutely do more to lift living standards for all tenants and as the minister for housing and homelessness, this will always be a priority for me," she said. (theage.com.au)
This submission provides comment on the Housing and Homelessness Plan Issues Paper. (tenants.org.au)

The first step was adopting the Together with Tenants Charter and action plan to underline our commitment as a housing association to driving change and improving services. (housing.org.uk)
The Staff Attorney will also work with tenant associations, tenant organizers, community-based organizations, partner legal services agencies, and pro bono attorneys. (probono.net)
Our strengths are seen in low housing costs, good location and quality of housing, and efficient services. (hoas.fi)
We conduct this kind of extensive tenant study every two years and use the results in improving services and planning operations. (hoas.fi)
They were in a position to flag any potential problems with housing to each other, and to services that did not have access to residents' homes. (designcouncil.org.uk)
Regardless of what the communications disabilities are, an agency is required to provide equal access to their services and to the Fair Housing complaint process. (nlihc.org)
ON MOTION DULY MADE by Councillor Frances Nunziata, seconded by Councillor Cesar Palacio, the Tenant and Community Services Committee approved the agenda, and approved two additional items to the agenda with respect to the following: Task Force with the Police Services Board and 101 Humber Boulevard Building. (torontohousing.ca)
The Chair requested members of the Tenant and Community Services Committee to indicate any agenda item in which they had a conflict of interest, together with the nature of the interest. (torontohousing.ca)
ON MOTION DULY MADE by Councillor Frances Nunziata, seconded by Councillor Cesar Palacio, the Tenant and Community Services Committee confirmed the above-captioned minutes. (torontohousing.ca)
Tenant engagement services, focusing on empowering youth, families and adults. (torontohousing.ca)
Hospital: is the institution designed to house patients and provide treatment services and nursing. (who.int)

Schweitzer thinks it's time for state lawmakers to do something to ensure affordable housing is actually affordable for low-income tenants. (kptv.com)
The stakes are just too high for tenants and families seeking a safe and affordable place to live. (citylimits.org)
The mission of SFHDC is to foster financial stability through the development of affordable housing, the facilitation of homeownership and the economic empowerment and revitalization of Bayview Hunters Point and other neighborhoods of Southeast San Francisco. (tenantstogether.org)
We are desperate for affordable housing and something needs to be done, and fast. (aspentimes.com)
No. I want more affordable housing, but this needs to be thought out more. (aspentimes.com)
Through the Communities Plus program and the Social and Affordable Housing Fund, the NSW government plans to build 27,000 more social and affordable homes. (rlc.org.au)
Lack of affordable housing, segregation and polarization are other current societal challenges. (lu.se)

The inspector general also found that managers stole over $230,000 in reimbursable utility checks that were meant for tenants at the property. (freebeacon.com)
Some landlords are letting their tenants know that the plan to use a property for Airbnb. (abc.net.au)
All callers, on-line or walk-ins (tenants, landlords, managers, etc.) with inquiries involving property located in Orange County. (tenantstogether.org)
Fair Housing Considerations in Tenant Screening Housing providers often implement procedures in which prospective tenants are screened to determine whether to lease a particular property to that individual. (marealtor.com)
It is with a heavy heart that I report to you all … (that) this means no tenants may move back into the apartments," property manager Josh Mothner wrote in an email to residents on April 24. (keysweekly.com)
The property remains vacant with the potential for American University to lease it to another tenant. (cdc.gov)
A former tenant living in the house found laboratory glassware and other debris on the property and believed that it came from former AUES activities. (cdc.gov)

Get information on service requests and tenant rights. (toronto.ca)
The tenant can comply with this request by providing either a police record, a valid order for protection, or a statement that is written and signed by a victim's service provider, medical professional, or attorney verifying that abuse, violence or stalking occurred. (tenantsunion.org)
Tenant priorities will also inform our approach to partnership development and our program and service delivery model. (torontohousing.ca)

TCHC collaborates with tenants to build a democratic system that will "provide for tenant input for decisions at the corporate and local levels. (torontohousing.ca)
Providing TCHC team members with the right tools to do their work and build their skills and develop tenant capacity to increase participation. (torontohousing.ca)

While it is important to assess a prospective tenant to ensure that they will meet the obligations under the lease agreement, screening procedures are rife with potential Fair Housing violations. (marealtor.com)
A housing provider must engage in an interactive process with a tenant or prospective tenant with an assistance animal to determine whether a reasonable accommodation is required.5 A housing provider may never request access to or copies of an individual's medical records, nor should they ask what the individual's disability is. (marealtor.com)

For more than a week after being displaced from their apartments when a balcony collapsed on April 15, the tenants in the 16 workforce housing units at 1655 Overseas Highway waited for news on the status of their homes. (keysweekly.com)

The Department of Housing and Urban Development spent over $500,000 on apartments for people who "did not exist," according to the agency's inspector general. (freebeacon.com)
THREE people inside a house in Perth's southern suburbs have escaped injury after a car crashed through their front wall today. (perthnow.com.au)
People are trying to speak up," says Maryanne Laumua, a Waterloo tenant and key team member of the WeLiveHere2017 project. (rlc.org.au)
At Ideon Student house all tenants in the corridor rooms and the one bedroom apartment (41 people) shares one kitchen with with four stoves. (lu.se)

Historically, some housing providers have screened tenants based upon any criminal history they may have had, including both arrests and convictions. (marealtor.com)

Mould can pose serious health issues to residents, and the state has a duty of care to provide social housing that is safe to inhabit," she said. (theage.com.au)
Building managers and housing providers should communicate with tenants/clients and building staff about the risks of extreme heat and poor air quality, as well as provide clear guidance on how to stay safe. (bchousing.org)
We are organizing to make safe and dignified housing a reality for all of us who call Miami home. (nlihc.org)

Tenants and tenant groups can apply for Tenant Action Funds to address local priorities. (torontohousing.ca)
They review tenant funding requests for community projects and initiatives that respond to tenant-identified priorities. (torontohousing.ca)

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