AFFORDABLE HOUSING

Two years after News4JAX started investigating a pair of troubled affordable housing complexes they’re now under new ownership with a big plan to renovate.

Duval County Democrats on Tuesday blasted Gov. Ron DeSantis over housing issues across Florida.

Fix the problems by Saturday or don’t get paid. That’s the message Jacksonville housing officials have for the landlords of a troubled apartment complex that the News4JAX I-TEAM first exposed last month. City leaders tell the I-TEAM that management at the Cascade Apartments in Grand Park has been told to correct all problems by Saturday otherwise affected residents can withhold their rent.

Skyrocketing rents are one of the biggest complaints about housing in Jacksonville. Besides that, with so many moving to our area, there is also what the city is now calling a housing crisis.

One of the biggest concerns in Jacksonville is housing, or the lack of it. The News4JAX I-TEAM has been showing you many of the concerns over the years. Most recently the poor conditions at an eastside apartment complex.

Right now, nearly 150,000 people are on the waiting list to get into affordable public housing. Are you one of them?

U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost (D) has introduced the “End Junk Fees for Renters Act” to crack down on fees imposed by landlords that make it difficult to comparison shop.

In the News4JAX I-TEAM’s ongoing investigation into failing apartment complexes in Jacksonville, the spotlight has shifted to the Eastside Terrace and Eastside Gardens properties, where government subsidies help many pay their rent. The two sister properties, just a mile north of the sports complex, have been under scrutiny for years due to substandard conditions.

City officials said that since October 2021, code enforcement inspectors have found 86 code violations at a Jacksonville apartment complex that has come under scrutiny after residents revealed they have been dealing with mold, crumbling staircases, rodents and more.

It’s a new solution to help people afford homes in Glynn County.

With rents in Jacksonville in some places over $3,000 a month, affordable housing is a dream for over 100,000 people in the city.

Preparing for a new mayor and administration in Jacksonville--transition teams are starting to meet to discuss how to better the city. Mayor-elect Donna Deegan takes the oath of office on Saturday, taking over for outgoing Mayor Lenny Curry. Wednesday – we sat in on the first infrastructure committee meeting – it’s a group that covers everything from potholes to police.

Here’s a warning for anyone looking to rent a home: scammers are pretending to be homeowners, making fake listings and stealing deposits from unsuspecting renters.

Rent prices in May were down a little more than a half of a percent (-0.57%) compared to this time last year, according to Rent.com

Rent.com just released its June report, and it shows after nearly two years of rising rents, the national medial price was less in May than it was a year ago. That's the first time rent prices went down since March 2020.

The local nonprofit found that 71% of the people surveyed became homeless because they could not afford to make ends meet.

Ability Housing on Thursday announced plans for a new affordable housing community in St. Johns County.

The City of St. Augustine will hold a workshop Monday to receive public input about an affordable housing location.

The cost of renting a home or apartment has soared in recent years, and the Jacksonville Housing Authority is seeing this need for affordable housing firsthand.

St. Johns County leaders are trying to address the area’s affordable housing crisis.

Florida lawmakers are trying to address the affordable housing crisis with a new bill that would put millions toward creating more options in the state.

A divided St. Johns County Commission voted against creating a county public housing authority during a meeting on Tuesday.

Data collected by NEFAR shows that St. Johns County is the least affordable county of the eight counties in the area.

Florida's property insurance crisis is one of the biggest issues in the state right now. A local landlord tells News4JAX despite the rising costs, she has not passed it on to her tenants.

Many freshmen at the University of North Florida moved into their dorm Friday while hundreds of others are still looking for a place to live this fall.

The University of North Florida is working with students who need housing for the fall semester.

A rising freshman at UNF and his mom say he is still on the waitlist for dorm housing just a week out from the start of classes.

Rising home prices are making it hard for people to buy, and most Americans are now saying it's time to wait.

The City of Jacksonville says they had no option but to break-up a protest over affordable housing in front of City Hall.

A Jacksonville woman who came to News4JAX with her story about her rent going up hundreds of dollars is having the offer to renew her lease rescinded.

When we think about the world and the problems people encounter every day, a few of the biggest hurdles would be poverty and hunger, climate change and inequality, to name a few.

Episode 2 of “Solutionaries” tackles the lack of affordable housing across America and highlights the people and organizations who are working to solve the crisis.

As part of an initiative to create more affordable housing and an increased inventory of homes, President Joe Biden recently announced his administration wants to make single-family homes less available to investors.

When you hear the term “affordable housing,” what do you think of?

It’s been a strange time, living through a global pandemic. What first might have come as a surprise, is the housing boom that followed -- and the fact that things have stayed red hot.

Just in the past few weeks, the Biden administration announced it would take steps to address a severe housing shortage in the U.S.

Florida Realtors are backing a plan to change the state’s constitution to guarantee more money goes into affordable housing.