In Utah, Bills Helping Renters Face Uphill Battle in Legislature Dominated by Real Estate Industry
Co-published with The Salt Lake Tribune. But legislation expunging eviction records shows bipartisan support.
Salt Lake Apartment Complex Hikes Rent After Receiving the Most Federal Aid in Utah
Co-published with The Salt Lake Tribune. Tenants of a Utah apartment complex said property managers “wouldn’t fix anything,” while increasing the rent and filing lawsuits against …
Report: Utah Disbursed 39% of Federal Rental Assistance by Fall Deadline
Co-published with The Salt Lake Tribune. The state will continue paying landlords for application assistance but stop funding advocacy groups.
For Utah renters, a 3-day eviction notice often shows up before federally mandated 30-day notice
Co-published with The Salt Lake Tribune. Eviction notices can be a tactic of harassment or intimidation, renters and activists say.
Three Ways Utah Could Reinvent Evictions
Co-published with the Utah Investigative Journalism Project and The Salt Lake Tribune. Utah could use federal funds for eviction prevention programs—instead of just paying landlords’ legal …
Some Utah Landlords Are Evicting Domestic Violence Victims
Co-published with the Utah Investigative Journalism Project and The Salt Lake Tribune. In too many cases eviction adds to the trauma of abuse victims and families struggling …
Protection Against Hidden Rental Fees Now Written into Utah Law
Co-published with the Utah Investigative Journalism Project and The Salt Lake Tribune. Under the new law, Utah landlords will have to disclose fees that were previously hidden in …
Here Are the Landmines Utah Renters Need To Look Out for in Lease Agreements
Co-published with the Utah Investigative Journalism Project and The Salt Lake Tribune. Know what you’re agreeing to before you sign the dotted line.
Utah Renters Haunted by Past Evictions That Never Made It to Court
Co-published with the Utah Investigative Journalism Project and The Salt Lake Tribune. Landlords deny the existence of a ‘black list,’ but renters have experienced run-ins that make …
Lawmakers Again Asked to Stop Surprise Fees in Rental Agreements
Co-published with the Utah Investigative Journalism Project and The Salt Lake Tribune. Supporters say the fees can make a huge difference in affordability to low-income renters.
Landlord Group Opposes Translating Renter Information for Minority Tenants
Co-published with the Utah Investigative Journalism Project and The Salt Lake Tribune. Communities of color are harder hit by eviction, but a prominent Utah landlord group says Utah is “an …
Critics See Utah Law Firm’s Debt Collection Maneuver as an Abuse of the Court System
Co-published with the Utah Investigative Journalism Project and The Salt Lake Tribune. Regulators haven’t heard of it, but a judge denounced it as questionable, if not ‘unconscionable.’