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When Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass campaigned last year on reining in homelessness, she laid out bold proposals with a budget of hundreds of millions of dollars. In April, she told NPR she hoped for a "very significant reduction" this year, especially of people living on the street. But on Monday, Bass said it's become clear that there's simply no end in sight.
BUFFALO, N.Y. — For years, Charlene Redrick worked double shifts to make sure she made rent each month. The 64-year-old nursing home aide always paid on time — even at
Some states to landlords: You can’t evict tenants without a good reason.
Rent increases are fueling a steep rise in evictions across the country, from New York City to hot housing markets in the Southwest, data shows.
Helped by government stimulus programs and by cities who instituted eviction freezes during the pandemic, more tenants now are finding it difficult to remain in their residences, as rents continue to...