While landlords recently filed 821 eviction notices in St. Petersburg, the city’s first community support specialist helped keep 117 residents in their homes and contacted all...
While city officials cannot bolster eviction protections for tenants in privately-owned buildings, there are avenues to increase support for those living in city-owned and subsidized housing....
We’re asking thought leaders, business people and creatives to talk about 2023 and give us catalyzing ideas for making St. Pete a better place to live....
Thursday’s city council meeting was a mixed bag for St. Petersburg tenants and their advocates. Council members unanimously approved codifying the city’s withdrawal from Pinellas County’s...
A week after deciding to keep rent control off municipal ballots, St. Petersburg city leaders are now moving forward with a program to provide legal counsel...
Emotions ran high for residents struggling to survive an affordable housing crisis and council members alike Thursday, with city leaders ultimately deciding not to pursue rent...
After delaying a vote in June due to issues with the language and application of the ordinance, Pinellas County Commissioners have approved a tenants bill of...
A proposed ordinance could provide tenants with more time to prepare for significant rent hikes that have become a common occurrence in St. Petersburg. During Thursday’s...
With the soaring cost of rents continuing to burden and displace residents, and following Pinellas County exhausting its emergency rental assistance funding, commissioners are considering a...
Rent relief – in the form of a $500 monthly stipend – is on the horizon for St. Petersburg’s lowest-paid employees, whose residency within city limits...