Housing justice bills offer comprehensive change to help Mainers find and stay in homes
Nora Flaherty Wed, 03/03/2021 - 1:45pm A safe, secure home is a fundamental need, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. But the pandemic has made the housing situation even tougher for many Mainers, with more than 5,000 Maine men, women and children facing eviction and homelessness every year. And once a person becomes homeless, the private housing market makes it extremely difficult for them to find a new place to live. Advocates and legislators say Maine’s housing system needs comprehensive policy change to take care of all Mainers. A slate of bills in the Maine legislature w...
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