Afghan refugees who fled their country following the Taliban takeover six months ago are struggling to find affordable housing in the high-cost U.S. cities where they’ve chosen to settle.
Afghan refugee Mozhgan Entazari, right, talks about the challenge to find proper housing for her family in Southern California, during an interview at a hotel lobby in Irvine, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022. Entazari, 34, said it took four months to find a home. On Sunday, they will move into a five-bedroom house in Corona, about 50 miles southeast of Los Angeles, that is renting for $4,000.
In the end, it took four months. On Sunday, they will move into a five-bedroom house in Corona, about 50 miles southeast of LA, which is renting for $4,000. Without a job, credit history or co-signer, she said it was incredibly difficult to find housing. And without an address, she said she and her husband couldn't get jobs and her kids couldn't enroll in school.They had to pay two months of rent to move in, and are getting help from an organization that will fund a portion of the monthly rent until next year.
The area’s stunning mosques and plentiful Afghan eateries have softened the blow of leaving his homeland. But he was shocked by the high price for his family’s safe haven — $2,000 a month for rent. The resettlement agency has teamed with Airbnb to provide temporary housing while talking to property management companies to find a more permanent solution. They’ve opened offices in more affordable markets to meet the housing demand. But the places also must have a robust job market and institutions and businesses that support Afghan families, such as mosques and Halal markets, she said.
“They’re gonna pay their rent, that’s for sure,” he said, adding many find employment quickly, with help from the agency and the existing Afghan community.
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