Renters

Large corporations, like Amherst and Invitation Homes, own thousands of homes across the greater Tampa Bay region. Renters say they’re unresponsive, quick to evict and only care about their bottom line.

A pair of bills, HB 621 and SB 888, moving toward a vote by the full House and Senate would make it easier to remove squatters from residential property. Some worry that authorities could unfairly apply the rules to renters.

A woman told a Florida Senate committee about squatters who refused to leave a rental property she was trying to sell. She says they caused nearly $40,000 in damage.

Senate Bill 1586 would override much of the relationship between Florida landlords and tenants, including the tenants bill of rights ordinances in Miami-Dade and Hillsborough counties.

As the region sees explosive growth, rents and home prices continue to soar.

As the region sees explosive growth, rents and home prices continue to soar.

The program aims to offer affordable housing for those who are eligible, especially as rent prices are skyrocketing.

Experts say the pandemic has accelerated a problem that has been growing over the past few years in the region.

Experts say the pandemic has accelerated a problem that has been growing over the past few years in the region.

Recent data shows how rental unaffordability is affecting low income households in Florida.

Housing advocates fear the end of the CDC moratorium could result in hundreds of thousands of Florida renters being evicted in the coming weeks.

The end of tenant protections this weekend has raised concerns that thousands of Florida residents will be unable to afford their monthly rent and face eviction.