Commentary: Affordable housing does not mean much if renters do not have equal rights with landlords.
Tenants gather at the leasing office of the Vista Del Rey apartment complex to speak about issues at the complex and eviction notices they say were issued in error. Tenants say management is largely unresponsive.On May 7, San Antonio voters approved Proposition F of the bond package, dedicating in this city. The measure included funding to build, maintain and rehabilitate affordable housing stock in San Antonio.
A clear set of local rules established between landlords and tenants does not currently exist in San Antonio. And in the absence of clear rules, the scales of justice are often tipped toward those with wealth and power. The next stage of the fight for housing justice in our city must ensure protections for all renters via aEnsures that every unit rented in San Antonio meets minimum health and safety standards of basic utilities and facilities.
Gives all tenants the right to organize, without ever having to worry about the threat of eviction or a decrease in services.A San Antonio Tenant Bill of Rights will address the questions that so many tenants have about their rights. It will also make our city the most protected home for renters in Texas. An estimated 625,000 renters live in San Antonio, according to the. That’s more than 40% of the city’s population, and one in three of those renter households in San Antonio have children.
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