New aid for struggling Arizona renters, landlords is here: How to apply for help
Struggling Arizona renters and landlords will be able to begin to apply for almost a half- billion dollars in federal aid before the end of the national eviction moratorium on March 31. Most of the money – about $290 million – will be administered for rent and utility payments in the state’s rural counties through […]
Arizona Legislature could direct millions to fight homelessness issues. Will it?
Homeless services providers are hoping this is the year that the Legislature will dedicate significant funds to meet Arizona’s growing needs for shelters and other programs. In the first month of the legislative session, lawmakers introduced a flurry of bills. Many of them, introduced by Democrats, are not expected to gain traction. But some have […]
Help for renters: Eviction ban has been extended and Arizona is set to get $492M in tenant aid
An eviction notice is served at an apartment.Help is on the way for struggling Arizona renters thanks to an extension of the national eviction ban plus almost $500 million in new federal assistance. In one of his first actions, President Joe Biden added two months to the federal eviction moratorium. It now expires at the […]
Arizona Legislature updates: Ducey wants to reopen schools, cut taxes, keep state open
SKIP Arizona state elected officials kick off their work on Monday, with an annual address from the governor that won’t have all the usual fanfare. Gov. Doug Ducey’s livestreamed State of the State comes as Arizona and the nation face a pandemic, a recent right-wing insurrection and an economic downturn. The first day of Arizona’s […]
2020 was a great year for metro Phoenix homeowners, a bad one for renters
2020 will go down as a great year for homeowners and a bad one for renters. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, metro Phoenix home prices increased faster than in any year since the housing boom, boosting many homeowners’ equity to the highest level since the crash. A lot of homeowners struggling during the pandemic received relatively […]
Things are about to get a lot worse in Arizona if we don’t fund more affordable housing
Enrollment at public and charter schools has dropped by 50,000 students so far this school year. Talk to any Title I school principal, and you will likely hear about the challenges of keeping students enrolled and engaged when so many families are coping with loss of jobs, or parents are trying to work from home […]
Relief bill extends eviction ban to Jan. 31, offers billions in aid to renters, landlords
A renter in Phoenix looks at paperwork related to her eviction.Arizona renters facing eviction because they can’t pay their landlords during the pandemic are covered for another month under the roughly $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill. President Donald Trump was expected to sign the bill, approved Monday night by Congress, into law on Tuesday. It […]
‘A nightmare for too many’: Hundreds of Arizona renters may have been wrongfully evicted during pandemic
Landlords wrongfully acted to evict metro Phoenix renters during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic despite a federal law protecting tenants from losing their homes if they couldn’t pay rent. More than 900 evictions were filed against tenants who likely should have been protected by the federal CARES Act, according to an Arizona Republic investigation. […]
Millions more in renter aid announced as Arizona eviction ban ends; federal protection still available
Another $7 million in aid has been allocated by the state to help renters and landlords as the end of Arizona’s eviction moratorium looms. Arizona’s Rental Property Owner Preservation Fund will receive another $5 million, according to a Wednesday announcement from Gov. Doug Ducey. The fund, launched with $5 million in July to pay landlords […]
Want more affordable housing? Let Arizona cities regulate Airbnb, vacation rentals
As COVID-19 continues to ravage the country, housing advocates are racing to protect as many as half a million Arizonans from eviction and foreclosure. And yet, as local governments scramble to increase affordable housing options, they are being blocked by the state from implementing an obvious fix: regulating Airbnb and other short-term vacation rentals. Short-term […]
